Chorionic Villi Sampling

"Chorionic Villi Sampling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A method for diagnosis of fetal diseases by sampling the cells of the placental chorionic villi for DNA analysis, presence of bacteria, concentration of metabolites, etc. The advantage over amniocentesis is that the procedure can be carried out in the first trimester.


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Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1999 and 2001 and 2005 and 2010
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