Prenatal Screening for Aneuploidy
- 11 June 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 360 (24) , 2556-2562
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp0900134
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?Keywords
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