Noninvasive fetal trisomy 21 detection using chromosome-selective sequencing: A variation of the molecular counting theme

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-331

  Lo, Yuk Ming Dennis ^a   Chan, Kwan Chee Allen ^a   Chiu, Rossa Wai Kwun ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

fetal DNA; massively parallel sequencing; plasma DNA; prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANEUPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME 21; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL PLASMA; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRISOMY;

EID: 84861441258     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erm.12.24     Document Type: Review

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