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Chapter ObjectivesKey TermsLinksStudy QuestionsStudent ActivitiesReferences  2: Birth Defects, Prenatal Diagnosis, and Fetal Therapy


Key Terms and Concepts to Study
  • maternal serum screening
  • ultrasound/ultrasonography
  • alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)
  • human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
  • unconjugated serum estriol (uE3)
  • pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A)
  • amniocentesis
  • chorionic villus sampling
  • fetal echocardiography
  • fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • spectral karyotyping
  • percutaneous umbilical blood sampling (PUBS)
  • fetal therapy
  • in vitro fertilization (IVF)
  • preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)



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