Merchant et al., 2002 - Google Patents
Strategies for automated fetal cell screeningMerchant et al., 2002
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- Merchant F
- Castleman K
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- Human reproduction update
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Studies to date have demonstrated fetal sex determination and aneuploidy detection from maternal blood, but a clinical screening technique has not yet emerged. A key limiting factor is the small number of fetal cells, which makes detection specificity and reliability critical …
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