Noninvasive Prenatal diagnosis: From dream to reality

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 32-37

  Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS CELL; FETUS CIRCULATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MATERNAL PLASMA; MATERNAL SERUM; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; DEVICES; FETAL DISEASES; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA;

DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84920545864     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2014.223024     Document Type: Article

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