Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 311-313 , May 2010

Prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 through detection of trophoblasts in cervical smears

  • Stavros Sifakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
    • ,
  • Satish Ghatpande

      Affiliations

    • Ikonisys Inc, 5 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    • ,
  • Antti Seppo

      Affiliations

    • Ikonisys Inc, 5 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    • ,
  • Michael W. Kilpatrick

      Affiliations

    • Ikonisys Inc, 5 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    • ,
  • Triantaphyllos Tafas

      Affiliations

    • Ikonisys Inc, 5 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    • ,
  • Petros Tsipouras

      Affiliations

    • Ikonisys Inc, 5 Science Park, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    • ,
  • Moshe Fejgin

      Affiliations

    • Genetic Institute, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Israel
    • Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • Monaliza Medical, Kfar-Saba, Israel
    • ,
  • Aliza Amiel

      Affiliations

    • Genetic Institute, Meir Hospital, Kfar-Saba, Israel
    • Monaliza Medical, Kfar-Saba, Israel
    • Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Genetics Institute, Meir General Hospital, Kfar-Saba 44281, Israel. Tel.: +972 9 7472220; fax: +972 9 7471296.

Received 2 February 2010 ,Revised 30 March 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.04.005

Early Human Development
Volume 86, Issue 5 , Pages 311-313 , May 2010

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