Evidence against the long-term persistence of fetal DNA in maternal plasma after pregnancy

Human Genetics

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 575-

  Johnson Hopson, Chanda N ^a   Artlett, Carol M ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BLOOD; CELL LEVEL; CHRONICITY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS CELL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL SERUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SRY GENE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036938305     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-002-0796-1     Document Type: Letter

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