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What does next-generation sequencing mean for prenatal diagnosis?
Biomarkers in medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Manegold-Brauer Gwendolin, Hahn Sinuhe, Lapaire Olav
Abstract excerpt
The ability to gain genetic information from the fetus in the mother's blood during pregnancy has been a long desired goal of research in prenatal medicine. The detection of fetal DNA in maternal blood, coupled with the development of the powerful techniques of next-generation sequencing finally transferred this analysis into clinical practice. Following the commercial introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing...
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