Diagnosis of complete molar pregnancy by microsatellites in archival material.

doi:10.1136/jcp.46.4.346

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Diagnosis of complete molar pregnancy by microsatellites in archival material.

Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 1993

Lane S A, Taylor G R, Ozols B, Quirke P

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AIMS: To develop an assay which would determine the parentage of hydatidiform molar pregnancies. METHODS: DNA was extracted from formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded tissue from hydatidiform molar pregnancies and spontaneous abortions after separation of chorionic villi and decidua. PCR amplific...

Topics

Abortion, Spontaneous
Alleles
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
Humans
Hydatidiform Mole
Paternity
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pregnancy
Uterine Neoplasms

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