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A Less Risky Down Syndrome Test Is Developed [1]

New tests are coming to market that can detect Down syndrome in a fetus using a sample of the mother’s blood, potentially reducing the need for riskier invasive tests while also stirring ethical co

Publication Date: 
18/10/2011
Andrew Pollack [2]
New York Times (New York) [3]
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Women [4], Health [5], Medical Research [6], New York [7], Maternal Health [8], United States Of America (US) [9]
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