TY - JOUR
T1 - Vanished Twins and Misdiagnosed Sex
T2 - A Case Report with Implications in Prenatal Counseling Using Noninvasive Cell-Free DNA Screening
AU - Kelley, James F.
AU - Henning, George
AU - Ambrose, Anthony
AU - Adelman, Alan
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - Cell-free DNA testing is a recently introduced method for screening pregnant women for fetal trisomy, which is associated with some common significant genetic diseases, as well as the sex of the fetus. The case described here demonstrates the connection between the ultrasound "vanishing twin" phenomenon and the misdiagnosis of prenatal sex using cell-free DNA testing. ( J Am Board Fam Med 2016;29:411- 413.).
AB - Cell-free DNA testing is a recently introduced method for screening pregnant women for fetal trisomy, which is associated with some common significant genetic diseases, as well as the sex of the fetus. The case described here demonstrates the connection between the ultrasound "vanishing twin" phenomenon and the misdiagnosis of prenatal sex using cell-free DNA testing. ( J Am Board Fam Med 2016;29:411- 413.).
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U2 - 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150196
DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2016.03.150196
M3 - Article
C2 - 27170800
AN - SCOPUS:84969285248
SN - 1557-2625
VL - 29
SP - 411
EP - 413
JO - Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JF - Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
IS - 3
ER -