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Fetal DNA in maternal plasma: application to non-invasive blood group genotyping of the fetus.
Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine - 1 Jun 2001
Lo Y M
Abstract excerpt
The non-invasive determination of fetal genetic characteristics, including blood group types, is a long-sought goal of modern genetics. Previous work on the use of fetal cells in maternal blood has been hampered by the rarity of such cells. The recent discovery of cell-tree fetal DNA in maternal blood has opened up new possibilities for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. It is particularly useful that fetal DNA is...
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