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Peptide-nucleic acid-mediated enriched polymerase chain reaction as a key point for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassemia.
Haematologica - 1 Apr 2008
Galbiati Silvia, Foglieni Barbara, Travi Maurizio, Curcio Cristina, Restagno Gabriella, Sbaiz Luca, Smid Maddalena, Pasi Federica, Ferrari Augusto, Ferrari Maurizio, Cremonesi Laura
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The presence of fetal DNA in maternal plasma can be exploited to develop new procedures for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. Tests to detect 7 frequent beta-globin gene mutations in people of Mediterranean origin were applied to the analysis of maternal plasma in couples where parents carried dif...
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