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Short Report

Non-invasive prenatal screening of fetal Down syndrome by maternal plasma DNA sequencing in twin pregnancies

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Pages 434-437 | Received 03 Jul 2012, Accepted 20 Sep 2012, Published online: 29 Oct 2012

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