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Research Article| Volume 5, ISSUE 2, P371-387, June 1985

Amniotic Fluid and Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis

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    * Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics
    Marcia Schwartz
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    Corresponding author: Division of Human Genetics, Depts. of Obste tries/Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Hospital, 655 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
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    * Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics
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    † Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Human Genetics
    Stuart Schwartz
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    † Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Human Genetics
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    ‡ Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology; Head, Division of Clinical Pathology, Sinai Hospital
    Robert E. Wenk
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    ‡ Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology; Head, Division of Clinical Pathology, Sinai Hospital
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    § Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Human Genetics
    Maimon Cohen
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    § Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Human Genetics
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    * Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Human Genetics
    † Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Human Genetics
    ‡ Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology; Head, Division of Clinical Pathology, Sinai Hospital
    § Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Human Genetics
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      Maternal blood, amniotic fluid, and chorionic villus samples may be evaluated in the prenatal detection of neural tube defects, cytogenetic disorders, and inborn errors of metabolism. Laboratory tests for these abnormalities usually involve very specialized methods. They should be accompanied by equally rigorous clinical follow-up methods and expert counseling.
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