Non-invasive prenatal determination of fetal gender using QF-PCR analysis of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 413, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 600-604

  Kim, Shin Young ^a   Lim, Ji Hyae ^a   Park, So Yeon ^a   Kim, Moon Young ^b   Choi, June Seek ^b   Ryu, Hyun Mee ^b  

^a Cheil General Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AMELX Y gene; Cell free fetal DNA; Fetal gender determination; Maternal plasma; QF PCR; SRY gene

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; CELL FREE FETUS DNA; DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMELOGENIN XY GENE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS KARYOTYPING; FETUS OUTCOME; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL PLASMA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE FLUORESCENT POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN;

EID: 84856219112     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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