Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10070346 | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Both the number of women undergoing amniocentesis and the number of detected cases of Down syndrome increased during these years. Amniocentesis in this population no longer led to a significant improvement in the detection rate of Down syndrome. In view of the effective use of amniocentesis as a diagnostic procedure for Down syndrome, efforts should be made to use more efficient prenatal screening programs and to reduce the number of unnecessary amniocenteses.
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Authors
Chih-Ping Chen, Chen-Ju Lin, Wayseen Wang, the Taiwan Amniocentesis Collaborative Study Group the Taiwan Amniocentesis Collaborative Study Group,