Analysis of HLA-DQ alpha sequences for prenatal diagnosis in single fetal cells from maternal blood.

doi:10.1007/s004390050710

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Analysis of HLA-DQ alpha sequences for prenatal diagnosis in single fetal cells from maternal blood.

Human genetics - 1 Apr 1998

Sekizawa A, Taguchi A, Watanabe A, Kimura T, Saito H, Yanaihara T, Sato T

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We have extended a previously developed method that allows prenatal DNA diagnosis of female fetuses through the isolation of single nucleated erythrocytes from maternal blood by developing a method that can distinguish between maternal and fetal nucleated erythrocytes. Nucleated erythrocytes were...

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Alleles
Erythroblasts
Female
Fetus
Genotype
HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Male
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis

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