FMS Bengal meet in Kolkata spotlighted advances in prenatal genetic testing, invasive diagnostics and fetal imaging to detect chromosomal and inherited disorders early.

This article is authored by Dr Namrata Singh, consultant pathologist, Dept of Haematology and HLA, Metropolis Healthcare Limited.

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