title: RETIRED: Current status in non-invasive prenatal detection of Down syndrome, trisomy 18, and trisomy 13 using cell-free DNA in maternal plasma.
abstract: This document has been archived because it contains outdated information. It should not be consulted for clinical use, but for historical research only. Please visit the journal website for the most recent guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Vancouver BC.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Langlois
authors.affiliation: Halifax NS.
authors.forename: Jo-Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brock
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D025063:Chromosome Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13 / Q000235:genetics; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 / Q000235:genetics; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014314:Trisomy / Q000235:genetics*; D000073839:Trisomy 13 Syndrome; D000073842:Trisomy 18 Syndrome
chemical_list: D004247:DNA