Combined QF-PCR and MLPA molecular analysis of miscarriage products: An efficient and robust alternative to karyotype analysis

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Donaghue, Celia ^a   Mann, Kathy ^a   Docherty, Zoe ^a   Mazzaschi, Roberto ^a   Fear, Claudine ^a   Ogilvie, Caroline ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Miscarriage; MLPA; Products of conception; QF PCR; Tissue culture; Tissue karyotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOSOMY X; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRIPLOIDY; TRISOMY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75649105745     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2424     Document Type: Article

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