Abstract
Chorion villus sampling provides the promise of the prenatal diagnosis of certain chromosomal, genetic and metabolic disorders before the end of the first trimester, thus allowing termination at an earlier gestation than is currently possible with most other prenatal diagnostic techniques. It is intended to limit this discussion of the normal and abnormal placenta to the first twelve to fourteen weeks of pregnancy.
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Rushton, D.I. (1987). Embryology and physiopathology of early pregnancy trophoblast. In: Liu, D.T.Y., Symonds, E.M., Golbus, M.S. (eds) Chorion Villus. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3362-1_1
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