Non-invasive epigenetic detection of fetal trisomy 21 in first trimester maternal plasma.

Non-invasive epigenetic detection of fetal trisomy 21 in first trimester maternal plasma.

BACKGROUND: Down syndrome (DS) is the most common known aneuploidy, caused by an extra copy of all or part of chromosome 21. Fetal-specific epigenetic markers have been investigated for non-invasive prenatal detection of fetal DS. The phosphodiesterases gene, PDE9A, located on chromosome 21q22.3, is...

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Main Authors: Ji Hyae Lim, Shin Young Kim, So Yeon Park, Shin Yeong Lee, Mi Jin Kim, You Jung Han, Si Won Lee, Jin Hoon Chung, Moon Young Kim, Jae Hyug Yang, Hyun Mee Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3223183?pdf=render

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