Human chromosomes in prenatal diagnosis: a one step high resolution technique.
A simple high resolution technique for human chromosomes is described for fibroblasts obtained from amniotic fluid cell cultures. The application and clinical significance of this technique in prenatal diagnosis is discussed.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002871:Chromosome Banding / Q000379:methods*; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*