A blood test for pregnant mothers that detects an unborn child’s DNA is better than standard tests at detecting Down syndrome, and returns fewer false positives, US researchers said Wednesday. The cell-free DNA blood test, which finds small amounts of floating DNA from the fetus in the mother&...
Dna Blood Test Is Accurate For Detecting Down Syndrome
Agence France-Presse, Raw Story: Science
Thu, 04/02/2015 - 3:47am
Topics: science
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