European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , June 2009

The detection of aneuploidy and maternal contamination by QF-PCR in samples undergoing prenatal diagnosis for thalassemia in Southern China

Received 27 August 2008 ,Revised 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 22 February 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00232-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.02.051

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 144, Issue 2 , Pages 149-152 , June 2009

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