INSL3 Levels in Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid
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1 Department of Growth and Reproduction, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark 4 Department of Fetal Medicine, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 5 Department of Clinical Genetics, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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