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Maternal cell contamination of prenatal samples assessed by QF-PCR genotyping.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2005
Stojilkovic-Mikic Taita, Mann Kathy, Docherty Zoe, Mackie Ogilvie Caroline
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To establish the genotype of cultured cells from a cohort of amniotic fluid and chorionic villus samples, and compare this genotype with that obtained from uncultured material from the same sample, in order to assess the frequency and significance of maternal cell contamination of prenatal samples. METHODS: Quantitative fluorescence-polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) was carried out by amplification...
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