Article
Improvement in strategies for the non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of Huntington disease.
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 1 Jan 2000
González-González M Cristina, Garcia-Hoyos Maria, Trujillo-Tiebas M Jose, Bustamante Aragonés A, Rodriguez de Alba M, Diego Alvarez D, Diaz-Recasens Joaquín, Ayuso Carmen, Ramos Carmen
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We focused on the improvements of prenatal diagnosis by the analysis of DNA from maternal plasma, using Huntington disease as a model of disease. METHODS: We studied plasma from a pregnancy at risk of having a fetus affected with Huntington disease by the use of two direct analysis of the mutation and polymorphic STRs. RESULTS: Direct methods were not informative. Analysis with STRs revealed the presence...
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