title: The pipette method: a new rapid technique for chromosome analysis in prenatal diagnosis.
abstract: A new method has been developed to abridge the time between amniocentesis and chromosome analysis in prenatal diagnosis. With this method cells in metaphase are separated from the clones by a micropipette with the help of a micromanipulator and then prepared.
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors