Prenatal maternal plasma DNA screening for cystic fibrosis: A computer modelling study of screening performance [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Background: Prenatal cystic fibrosis (CF) screening is currently based on determining the carrier status of both parents. We propose a new method based only on the analysis of DNA in maternal plasma. Methods: The method relies on the quantitative amplification of the CF gene to determine the percent...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert W. Old, Jonathan P. Bestwick, Nicholas J. Wald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-10-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1896/v1