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Non-invasive prenatal paternity testing using cell-free fetal DNA from maternal plasma: DNA isolation and genetic marker studies.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 May 2018
Zhang Shanshan, Han Shuyi, Zhang Maoxiu, Wang Yunshan
Abstract excerpt
Invasive prenatal paternity tests can result in miscarriage and congenital malformations; therefore, a non-invasive method of testing is preferable. However, little progress could be made in this field until the introduction of cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in 2009. In this review, two aspects regarding the history and development of non-invasive prenatal paternity testing (NIPAT) are summarized: (1) extraction...
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