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Optimizing blood collection, transport and storage conditions for cell free DNA increases access to prenatal testing
30 Apr 2013
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Fetal mutations and fetal chromosomal abnormalities can be detected by molecular analysis of circulating cell free fetal DNA (ccffDNA) from maternal plasma. This comprehensive study was aimed to investigate and verify blood collection and blood shipping conditions that enable Noninvasive Prenatal Testing. Specifically, the impact of shipping and storage on the stability and concentration of...
