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WebMD: New Earlier, Noninvasive Paternity Test Developed

Experts Say the Test Has Important Medical, Legal Applications

May 2, 2012 — Researchers say they’ve found a way to identify the father of a baby as early as the eighth week of pregnancy.

The new method, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, uses fetal DNA isolated from the mother’s blood.

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