Vanishing twin as a potential source of bias in non-invasive fetal sex determination: A case report

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1128-1131

  Vlková, Barbora ^a   Hodosy, Július ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cell free fetal DNA; Fetal sex; Prenatal diagnostics; Vanishing twin syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; TWINS; Y CHROMOSOME; BLOOD; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETUS RESORPTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; TWIN PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL RESORPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY, TWIN; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903641100     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12314     Document Type: Article

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