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Prenatal detection of fetal hemoglobin E gene from maternal plasma.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 May 2003
Fucharoen Goonnapa, Tungwiwat Warunee, Ratanasiri Thawalwong, Sanchaisuriya Kanokwan, Fucharoen Supan
Abstract excerpt
In order to provide a noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of the hemoglobin E (Hb E) related disorder, we have evaluated the possibility of identifying the fetal beta(E)-globin gene in maternal plasma. The analysis was performed during 8 to 18 weeks of gestation using DNA extracted from 200 micro L of...
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