Are we facing a revolution in non-invasive prenatal genetic diagnosis?

Editorial

Gian Carlo di Renzo et al. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Apr.

. 2006 Apr;19(4):195-8.

doi: 10.1080/14767050600676877.

No abstract available

Comment on

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