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Clinical application of targeted next-generation sequencing in fetuses with congenital heart defect.
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1 Aug 2018
Hu P, Qiao F, Wang Y, Meng L, Ji X, Luo C, Xu T, Zhou R, Zhang J, Yu B, Wang L, Wang T, Pan Q, Ma D, Liang D, Xu Z
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects (CHD) and to investigate the genetic etiology of prenatal CHD. METHODS: Forty-four fetuses with CHD, normal molecular karyotype and negative chromosomal microarray results underwent targeted NGS. Fetal genomic DNA was extracted directly from amniotic fluid cells in each prenatal case. A...
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