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Can DNA be done on a baby before it is born?


Sent to Health Experts June 22, 2006 3:08 p.m.
If someone is pregnant, can a DNA test be done to establish the identity of the father (before the baby is born)?

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June 22, 2006 3:16 p.m. (8 minutes and 3 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
Yes, the test can be done by using a sample of the mom's and a sample of the dad's blood without going into the child at all. Here is a link to support that:
http://www.dnaplus.com/fetal_cell_prenatal_paternity_test.htm

There are also ways to do it by checking the fluid in the placenta and by using the chorionic villi sample. These are more invasive, and involve amniocentesis:


http://www.dnatca.com/dna-testing.html
http://www.dnatca.com/prenatal-dna-paternity-testing.html





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