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Chorionic villus sampling prior to pregnancy termination, a tool for forensic paternity testing.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Sept 1999
Reshef A, Brauner P, Shpitzen M, Gallili N, Marbach A, Motro U, Shmueli E, Meiner V
Abstract excerpt
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), prior to pregnancy termination (pre-termination CVS), is suggested as a tool for forensic paternity testing. Unlike the abortion material, which consists of ruptured tissues of fetal and maternal origin, extra-embryonic membranes obtained through CVS can provide an uncontaminated source of fetal tissue for genotyping. We discuss the possibility of confined placental mosaicism...
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