Comparison of the modified gel disc electrophoresis of amniotic fluid cholinesterase with other methods in the prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects

Keywords

False Positive Rate / Amniotic Fluid / Prenatal Diagnosis / Spina Bifida / Neural Tube Defect

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