Noninvasive fetal sex determination in maternal plasma: A prospective feasibility study

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-106

  Fernández Martínez, F Javier ^a   Galindo, Alberto ^a   Garcia Burguillo, Antonio ^a   Vargas Gallego, Carmela ^a   Nogués, Nuria ^b   Moreno García, Marta ^a   Moreno Izquierdo, Ana ^a  

^a Department of General and Digestive Surgery   (Spain)

^b BANC DE SANG I TEIXITS   (Spain)

Author keywords

fetal sex determination; noninvasive prenatal diagnosis; TaqMan minor groove binder; X linked genetic disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL PLASMA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION;

EID: 84855526742     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2011.8     Document Type: Article

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