Comparison of protocols for extracting circulating DNA and RNA from maternal plasma [2]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2209-2210

  Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Lui, Wing Bong ^a   El Sheikhah, Ahmad ^b   Chan, Anthony T C ^a   Lau, Tze K ^a   Nicolaides, Kypros H ^b   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; RNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOMATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ELUTION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AUTOANALYSIS; DNA; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; PREGNANCY; RNA; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN;

EID: 27444438392     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.056366     Document Type: Letter

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