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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis from Maternal Blood: Finally Available after 20 Years of Research

Wolfgang Holzgreve

Keywords : Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis,Cell-free fetal DNA,Chromosomal anomalies,Single gene disorders

Citation Information : Holzgreve W. Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis from Maternal Blood: Finally Available after 20 Years of Research. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 7 (4):440-442.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1315

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-06-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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Holzgreve W. Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis from Maternal Blood: Finally Available after 20 Years of Research. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013;7(4):440-442.


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