Obstetrics and gynecology
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Obstetrics and gynecology · Dec 1996
ReviewFetal RhD typing by polymerase chain reaction in pregnancies complicated by rhesus alloimmunization.
To review the specificity and sensitivity of diagnostic techniques using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on amniotic fluid (AF) samples for the determination of fetal RhD status. ⋯ This lower rate of procedure-related loss makes RhD typing using AF the preferred method for assessing the fetal Rh status in cases of a heterozygous paternal genotype.