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Noninvasive fetal trisomy 21 detection using chromosome-selective sequencing: a variation of the molecular counting theme

Yuk Ming Dennis Lo Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences & Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China. [email protected]
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Kwan Chee Allen Chan Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences & Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Rossa Wai Kwun Chiu Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences & Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Pages 329-331 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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