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Fetal RhD genotyping from maternal plasma.
Annals of medicine - 1 Oct 1999
Lo Y M
Abstract excerpt
The prenatal diagnosis of fetal rhesus D (RhD) status is useful for the management of RhD-negative women with partners heterozygous for the RHD gene. Conventional methods for prenatal fetal RhD status determination involve invasive procedures such as fetal blood sampling and amniocentesis. The recent demonstration of the existence of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma and serum opens up the possibility of...
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