Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy

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Deborah A. Driscoll · University of Pennsylvania Health System

Susan J. Gross · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Abstract

A 37-year-old woman, gravida 1, seeks prenatal care at 8 weeks' gestation. Her family history and medical history are unremarkable. What would you advise regarding her risk of fetal chromosomal abnormalities such as Down's syndrome and her options for prenatal screening and diagnosis?

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Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 360, Issue 24, pp. 2556-2562

DOI: 10.1056/nejmcp0900134

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Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy

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