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Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of trisomy 21 by reverse transcriptase multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Apr 2011
Deng Yan-Hua, Yin Ai-Hua, He Qiong, Chen Jia-Chang, He Yun-Shao, Wang Hua-Qiao, Li Ming, Chen Hua-Yun
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BACKGROUND: Obtaining fetal DNA or RNA by either chorionic villus sampling (CVS) or amniocentesis is currently, the gold standard prenatal diagnosis. However, these invasive procedures carry risk of miscarriage. A reliable method for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) has long been sought to reduce the risk of miscarriage. METHODS: Cell-free fetal RNA was extracted from the plasma of peripheral blood from 121...
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