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Pandora's Baby: The New Science of Predicting Your Child.
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- Author(s): Oster, Emily
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TIME Magazine. 8/22/2016, Vol. 188 Issue 7, p22-24. 3p. 5 Color Photographs.
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The article discusses the "cell-free fetal DNA testing" prenatal genetic testing based on maternal blood samples. Topics include the reference to conventional tests such as ultrasound, amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS), the Down syndrome genetic disorder as well as the genetic risks with amniotic fluid extraction. Also mentioned are fetal cells circulation in the maternal bloodstream, chromosomes and associated false positives.
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