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Application of real-time PCR of sex-independent insertion-deletion polymorphisms to determine fetal sex using cell-free fetal DNA from maternal plasma.
Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 2015
Ho Sherry Sze Yee, Barrett Angela, Thadani Henna, Asibal Cecille Laureano, Koay Evelyn Siew-Chuan, Choolani Mahesh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prenatal diagnosis of sex-linked disorders requires invasive procedures, carrying a risk of miscarriage of up to 1%. Cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) present in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from maternal plasma offers a non-invasive source of fetal genetic material for analysis. Detection of Y-chromosome sequences in cfDNA indicates presence of a male fetus; in the absence of a Y-chromosome signal a female fetus...
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