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Advanced maternal age: copy number variations and pregnancy outcomes.

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This study shows that advanced prenatal testing (SNP array) can detect more genetic copy number variations—like those on chromosome 16p11.2—than standard karyotyping alone in pregnancies of women 35 and older, helping families get better information for decision-making during pregnancy.

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