- Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 170
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Augustine Edith EMENE, Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Eva HERNÁNDEZ SORIANO, Verónica ARNÁIZ UZQUIZA
- Creation / modification date: 01-02-2014
- Term: amniocentesis
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Prenatal diagnostic technique for study of metabolic disorders by biochemically testing the cultured cells from the amniotic fluid.
- Context: Prenatal diagnosis has been attempted by amniocentesis followed by X-irradiation of cultured amniocytes to look for chromosomal breakage, but this method of prenatal diagnosis is unreliable.
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: MIGLANI, G.S. (2002) Advanced Genetics, Pangbourne: Alpha Science International Ltd. 570
- Definition: MIGLANI, G.S. (2002) Advanced Genetics, Pangbourne: Alpha Science International Ltd. 570
- Context: SURI, M. (2004) Genetics for pediatricians, London: Remedica Publishing. 4
- Images:
http://www.chirurgie-portal.de/upload/bilder/amniozentese-fruchtwasseruntersuchung.jpg (abgerufen im August 2013).
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