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Stillbirth: Genome-wide copy number variation profiling in archived placental umbilical cord samples with pathologic and clinical correlation.
Placenta - 1 Aug 2015
Ernst L M, Rand C M, Bao R, Andrade J, Linn R L, Minturn L, Zhang C, Kang W, Weese-Mayer D E
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INTRODUCTION: Stillbirth remains a devastating health issue with 26,000 stillbirths occurring annually in the United States. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) umbilical cord samples are available for many stillbirths. Our aim was to validate the use of these samples in identifying genetic variations in stillbirth through microarray analysis. METHODS: This is a retrospective case-control study from a single...
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