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Re: In utero paternity testing

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 22:39:06 -0500 (CDT)


Andrea

I am not sure it can be performed by simple amnio. I think you need fetal blood cells, so then you would need a cordocentesis where the umbilical cord is pierced and fetal blood cells are removed. But it is of course much safer just to wait.

At Sun, 6 Apr 2003, Andrea wrote: >
>Can in utero paternity testing be done?
>What are the risks invovled?

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