Antenatal genotyping of the blood groups of the fetus.

doi:10.1111/j.1423-0410.1998.tb05444.x

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Antenatal genotyping of the blood groups of the fetus.

Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 1998

Avent N D

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Antenatal genotyping of the fetus is now in widespread use as an aid to the clinical management in cases where there is the potential of haemolytic disease of the newborn occurring. The rapid diagnosis of an antigen-negative fetus will preclude the requirement for further, potentially risky invas...

Topics

Adult
Amniocentesis
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Chorionic Villi Sampling
DNA
Duffy Blood-Group System
Erythroblastosis, Fetal
False Negative Reactions
False Positive Reactions
Female
Fetal Blood
Fetomaternal Transfusion
Genotype
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kell Blood-Group System
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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