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Analysis of sex and delta F508 in single amniocytes using primer extension preamplification.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1996
Schaaff F, Wedemann H, Schwinger E
Abstract excerpt
Reliable sex determination is an inevitable prerequisite in prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis of X-linked diseases. We report on an amelogenin-based nested polymerase chain reaction sexing method that simultaneously amplifies distinguishable fragments from both sex chromosomes. Primers matching a largely homologous region on both sex chromosomes are used that encompass a 177-bp deletion on the Y chromosome....
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