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Original Article

Measuring fetal brain and lung transcripts in amniotic fluid supernatant: a comparison of digital PCR and RT-qPCR methods

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Pages 3191-3196 | Received 08 Jun 2017, Accepted 10 Aug 2017, Published online: 24 Aug 2017

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