2 MINUTES ON..; CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (CVS)

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  • Author(s): By:Miriam Stoppard
  • Source:
    Daily Mirror, The (London, England), October 11, 2011 Features; Opinion, Column Eire, p. 34 1pp
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    • Abstract:
      What is it? CVS is done when there is evidence an unborn baby may have a genetic abnormality, like Down's syndrome. The outer reaches of the baby's placenta, where it fuses with the mother (chorionic villi) are identical to the baby. So a biopsy of this area reveals a baby's genetic footprint...