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NICHD: Science Update - DNA Sequencing Technique Helpful for Identifying Genetic Causes of Fetal Fluid Buildup, NIH-Funded Study Suggests
October 10, 2020
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following science update:

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have used a rapid DNA sequencing technique to identify gene variants in roughly a third of cases of nonimmune Hydrops fetalis (NIHF), a serious condition in which a fetus develops fluid buildup inside the abdominal cavity, lungs, or o . . .

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