Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency and abnormal cell-free DNA results in pregnancy

Heleen Schuring-Blom*, Klaske Lichtenbelt, Karin van Galen, Martin Elferink, Marjan Weiss, Joris Robert Vermeesch, Lieve Page-Christiaens

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Abstract

What's Already Known about this Topic?

Prenatal testing with cell-free DNA may incidentally identify maternal genetic anomalies and malignancies.
What does this Study Add?

Profound vitamin B12 deficiency with intramedullary hemolysis may cause abnormal genomic patterns that can be detected by cell-free DNA sequencing.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)790-793
Number of pages4
JournalPrenatal Diagnosis
Volume36
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2016

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