Successful Diagnosis of Fetal Gender Using Conventional PCR Analysis of Maternal Serum

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BACKGROUND: Fetal DNA has been found in maternal plasma and serum. Diagnosis of fetal gender using maternal plasma and serum has been attempted in an effort to develop a new noninvasive method of prenatal diagnosis. METHODS: Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 61 pregnant women at 10-17 weeks of gestation before amniocentesis. DNA was extracted from 800 microL of each plasma or serum sample. To detect the...

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