Non-invasive first-trimester detection of paternal beta-globin gene mutations and polymorphisms as predictors of thalassemia risk at chorionic villous sampling

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-20

  Lazaros, Leandros ^a   Hatzi, Elizabeth ^a   Bouba, Ioanna ^a   Makrydimas, George ^a   Dalkalitsis, Nicolaos ^a   Stefos, Theodore ^a   Paraskevaidis, Evangelos ^a   Georgiou, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Beta globin gene; Cell free fetal DNA; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BETA GLOBIN GENE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHORION VILLUS SAMPLING; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE; GENE MUTATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 49649107503     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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