Decreased levels of amniotic fluid alpha-fetoprotein associated with Down syndrome.

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Published in Am J Obstet Gynecol on November 01, 1985

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R O Davis, P Cosper, J F Huddleston, E L Bradley, S C Finley, W H Finley, A Milunsky

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