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First trimester prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 in discordant twins using fetal nuchal translucency thickness and maternal serum free β-hCG and PAPP-A

✍ Scribed by Kevin Spencer; Kypros H. Nicolaides

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Weight: 45 KB
Volume: 20
Category: Article
ISSN: 0197-3851
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0223(200008)20:8<683::aid-pd847>3.0.co;2-m

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