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Multiplex PCR in noninvasive prenatal diagnosis for FGFR3-related disorders.
Congenital anomalies - 1 Jan 2019
Terasawa Sumire, Kato Asuka, Nishizawa Haruki, Kato Takema, Yoshizawa Hikari, Noda Yoshiteru, Miyazaki Jun, Ito Mayuko, Sekiya Takao, Fujii Takuma, Kurahashi Hiroki
Abstract excerpt
Thanatophoric dysplasia and achondroplasia are allelic disorders caused by a constitutively active mutation in the FGFR3 gene. Because thanatophoric dysplasia is a lethal disorder and achondroplasia is non-lethal, they need to be distinguished after ultrasound identification of fetal growth retardation with short limbs. Accordingly, we have developed a noninvasive prenatal test using cell-free fetal DNA in the...
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