Fetal fraction estimate in twin pregnancies using directed cell-free DNA analysis

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 199-203

  Struble, Craig A ^a   Syngelaki, Argyro ^b   Oliphant, Arnold ^a   Song, Ken ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^b  

^a Ariosa Diagnostics Inc ^*  (United States)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell free DNA testing; Fetal aneuploidy; First trimester screening; Prenatal diagnosis; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL FREE DNA ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FETAL FRACTION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL PLASMA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PARAMETERS CONCERNING THE FETUS, NEWBORN AND PREGNANCY; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; Y CHROMOSOME; CELL FREE SYSTEM; GENETICS; MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TWINS;

DNA;

ADULT; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TWIN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84908667499     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: 14219964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000355653     Document Type: Article

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