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Enhancement of amniotic fluid cell growth for genetic amniocentesis
Author(s) -
Mathews Thomas,
Verma Ram S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1991.tb03075.x
Subject(s) - amniocentesis , chorionic villus sampling , prenatal diagnosis , amniotic fluid , obstetrics , medicine , chorionic villi , andrology , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , fetus , genetics
The last two decades have witnessed a logarithmic growth in demand for prenatal diagnosis of human disease through amniocentesis. Consequently, culture turn‐around‐time has become the major concern of all those who are primary care providers for patients seeking help. We report a rapid method for obtaining cytogenetic results from amniocytes as early as 5 days. Early tapping and reducing the turn‐around‐time during cytogenetic analysis may provide an alternative to chorionic villi sampling.