A Noninvasive Test to Determine Paternity in Pregnancy

doi:10.1056/nejmc1113044

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A Noninvasive Test to Determine Paternity in Pregnancy

2 May 2012

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By comparing markers of circulating fetal DNA with markers of maternal DNA and those of DNA obtained from both the biologic father and an unrelated man, investigators were able to identify the biologic father in 30 out of 30 tests.

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