Abstract
Prenatal molecular diagnostic testing can be performed for most of the hereditary single gene disorders for which postnatal testing is clinically available. Special measures need to be implemented by the laboratory to assure the integrity of the results of fetal DNA analyses including fetal DNA extraction and detection of maternal cell contamination.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Modern Clinical Molecular Techniques |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 351-361 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 9781461421702 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781461421702 |
ISBN (Print) | 1461421691, 9781461421696 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amniocytes
- CVS
- Maternal cell contamination
- Targeted analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)