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Microarray-based prenatal diagnosis for the identification of fetal chromosome abnormalities.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Jul 2013
Shaffer Lisa G, Rosenfeld Jill A
Abstract excerpt
The goal of prenatal cytogenetic testing is to provide reassurance to the couple seeking testing for their pregnancy, identify chromosome abnormalities in the fetus, if present, and provide treatments and medical management for affected babies. Cytogenetic analysis of banded chromosomes has been the standard for identifying chromosome abnormalities in the fetus for over 40 years. With chromosome analysis, whole...
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