Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 205-210 , December 2007

Advances in Prenatal Genetic Testing: Current Options, Benefits, and Limitations

  • Elizabeth Peach, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Fetal Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondences to Elizabeth Peach, MS, Fetal Care Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
    • ,
  • Robert Hopkin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

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doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2007.09.012

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 205-210 , December 2007

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