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Prenatal Diagnosis

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Molecular Genetic Pathology

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Cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis involves examination of the fetal chromosome complement

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Nataline Kardon MD (Associate Professor Director of Prenatal Cytogenetics Laboratory)

  2. Genetic Testing Laboratory, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Lisa Edelmann PhD (Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Director, Molecular Cytogenetics, Co-Director)

  3. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

    Nataline Kardon MD (Associate Professor Director of Prenatal Cytogenetics Laboratory) & Lisa Edelmann PhD (Assistant Professor Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Director, Molecular Cytogenetics, Co-Director)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Clarian Pathology Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

    Liang Cheng MD (Professor of Pathology and Urology, Director of Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Chief of Genitourinary Pathology Division) (Professor of Pathology and Urology, Director of Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Chief of Genitourinary Pathology Division)

  2. Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

    David Y. Zhang MD, PhD, MPH (Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory) (Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory)

  3. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

    David Y. Zhang MD, PhD, MPH (Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory) (Associate Professor of Pathology Director, Molecular Pathology Laboratory)

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Kardon, N., Edelmann, L. (2008). Prenatal Diagnosis. In: Cheng, L., Zhang, D.Y. (eds) Molecular Genetic Pathology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-405-6_17

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