Recent Advances in Fetal Nucleic Acids in Maternal Plasma

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The discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma in 1997 has opened up new possibilities for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. Circulating fetal DNA molecules have been detected in maternal plasma from the first trimester onwards and can be robustly detected using a variety of molecular methods. This approach has been used for the prenatal investigation of sex-linked diseases, fetal RhD status, and prenatal...

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