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Chorionic villi sampling

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Chorionic villi sampling
A procedure to remove a small tissue sample of the placenta, the sac that surrounds the developing fetus. This test can be performed as early as week 10 of the pregnancy. The tissue can be tested for genetic defects.
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The procedure, chorionic villi sampling (CVS), has been used in the past 10 years at prenatal diagnostic centers, including hospitals, outpatient clinics and obstetricians' offices.
Patients can have chorionic villi sampling (CVS) at 10-12 weeks or an earlier
nbsp;fluid or chorionic villi sampling when both parents are carriers.
 
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