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Chapter 1 - Genetics of fetal anomalies

from Section 1 - Genetics and antenatal screening

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Bidyut Kumar
Affiliation:
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
Zarko Alfirevic
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool
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Fetal Medicine , pp. 1 - 18
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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