Amniocentesis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Amniocentesis, including details on pregnancy, prenatal screening, diagnosis, risks, down syndrome.

Volume 3 (2007), Issue 5 (May)

1. Ultrasound findings after screening for Down syndrome using the integrated test.
   Obstet Gynecol, 109(5): 1046-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Proinflammatory macrophage migratory inhibition factor and interleukin-6 are concentrated in pleural effusion of human fetuses with prenatal chylothorax.
   Prenat Diagn, 27(5): 435-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Prenatal screening and diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: a review of safety issues and psychological consequences for women who undergo screening.
   Prenat Diagn, 27(5): 395-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Molecular prenatal diagnosis for hereditary distal arthrogryposis type 2B.
   Prenat Diagn, 27(5): 468-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Ontogeny of foetal exposure to maternal cortisol using midtrimester amniotic fluid as a biomarker.
   Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 66(5): 636-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Patterns of chromosomal deletions identified by a birth defects registry, Hawaii, 1986-2003.
   Congenit Anom (Kyoto), 47(2): 58-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Literature review and suggested protocol for managing ultrasound soft markers for Down syndrome: thickened nuchal fold, echogenic bowel, shortened femur, shortened humerus, pyelectasis and absent or hypoplastic nasal bone.
   Australas Radiol, 51(3): 218-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. FastFISH: technique for ultrarapid fluorescence in situ hybridization on uncultured amniocytes yielding results within 2 h of amniocentesis.
   Mol Hum Reprod, 13(6): 355-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Attitudes toward prenatal genetic testing in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
   Am J Gastroenterol, 102(6): 1284-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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