Increased Cell-Free Fetal DNA Fraction in the First Trimester: A Sign of Abnormally Invasive Placenta?

Dagmar Wertaschnigg; Miha Lucovnik; Eckhard Klieser; Judith Huber-Katamay; Manfred Georg Moertl

doi:10.1055/a-0770-5209

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ultraschall Med 2020; 41(05): 560-561
DOI: 10.1055/a-0770-5209

Letter to the Editor

Increased Cell-Free Fetal DNA Fraction in the First Trimester: A Sign of Abnormally Invasive Placenta?

Dagmar Wertaschnigg

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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Miha Lucovnik

²Department of Perinatology, University-Medical-Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Eckhard Klieser

³Department of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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Judith Huber-Katamay

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

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Manfred Georg Moertl

⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tertiary care center for Perinatology, Medical Center, Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

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