First- and Second-trimester Down Syndrome Screening: Current Strategies and Clinical Guidelines

• Hoofdauteurs: Sheng-Wen Shaw (Auteur), Jenn-Jeih Hsu (Auteur), Chien-Nan Lee (Auteur), Ching-Hua Hsiao (Auteur), Chih-Ping Chen (Auteur), T'sang-T'ang Hsieh (Auteur), Po-Jen Cheng (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Down syndrome (DS) is the most common human disease caused by a structural chromosome defect. The original screening test for DS was maternal age or a history of a previously affected infant. Maternal serum screening has been incorporated into routine prenatal checkup in Taiwan since 1994. We used f...