Detection of fetal mutations causing hemoglobinopathies by non-invasive prenatal diagnosis from maternal plasma

Detection of fetal mutations causing hemoglobinopathies by non-invasive prenatal diagnosis from maternal plasma

Background: Prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies enables couples at risk to have a healthy child. Currently used fetal sampling procedures are invasive with some risk of miscarriage. A non-invasive approach to obtain fetal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) for diagnosis would eliminate this risk. Aim:...

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Main Authors: E D′Souza, P M Sawant, A H Nadkarni, A Gorakshakar, K Ghosh, R B Colah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Cell free fetal deoxyribonucleic acid
hemoglobinopathies
non-invasive
prenatal diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2013;volume=59;issue=1;spage=15;epage=20;aulast=D′Souza

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