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A member asked:
If they can test for genetic disease before birth, why can't they do dna paternity tests before birth?
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They can.: Dna paternity test can be performed on fetal genetic material from invasive (amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, cordocentesis) or non-invasive testing (e.g. Sequenom's maternit21) at experienced laboratories.
Answered 5/7/2016
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