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What are doctors looking for during an amniocentesis test? spina bifida?
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Amniotic fluid may : be used for chromosome analysis when screening reveals high risk for Down Syndrome & other trisomies, Chromosomal Microarray to look for smaller genetic mutations &/or Alpha-fetoprotein level when fetal ultrasounds indicate a neural tube defect. 3rd-trimester amnios are done to test fetal lung maturity &, occasionally, to withdraw excess amniotic fluid.
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