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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis using cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma from PGD pregnancies.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Nov 2009
Li Ying, Altarescu Gheona, Renbaum Paul, Eldar-Geva Talia, Levy-Lahad Ephrat, Margalioth Ehud J, Zhong Xiaoyan, Hahn Sinuhe, Holzgreve Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is usually used to establish a non-affected pregnancy for those couples facing a genetic risk of having an affected child. However, an invasive test is still recommended to all PGD patients due to the risk of misdiagnosis. The discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma provides the possibility for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. Studies have shown that fetal...
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