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GENETIC SONOGRAM: COMPONENTS AND ROLE IN THE ERA OF PRENATAL SCREENING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2015

KIESHA N. BENN ,
PETER BENN ,
WINSTON A. CAMPBELL ,
AMIRHOSSEIN MOADDAB  and
ALIREZA A. SHAMSHIRSAZ
KIESHA N. BENN
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
PETER BENN
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
WINSTON A. CAMPBELL
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT.
AMIRHOSSEIN MOADDAB
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Fetal Center, Houston, TX.
ALIREZA A. SHAMSHIRSAZ*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Fetal Center, Houston, TX.
*
Alireza Abdollah Shamshirsaz, M.D., Assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Fetal Center, Houston, TX. Address: F1040-04, 6621 Fannin St, Pavilion for women, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 25 , Issue 3-4 , November 2014 , pp. 214 - 231
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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