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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2011
Meaney Cathy, Norbury Gail
Abstract excerpt
The discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in the maternal plasma of pregnant women has facilitated the development of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD). This has been successfully implemented in diagnostic laboratories for Rhesus typing and fetal sex determination for X-linked disorders and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) from 7 weeks gestation. Using real-time PCR, fluorescently labelled target gene...
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