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Microfluidic digital PCR enables rapid prenatal diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19375573     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enables rapid, allele independent molecular detection of fetal aneuploidy. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-four amniocentesis and 16 chorionic villus samples were used for microfluidic digital PCR analysis. Three thousand and sixty PCR reactions were performed for each of the target chromosomes (X, Y, 13, 18, and 21), and the number of single molecule amplifications was compared to a reference. The difference between target and reference chromosome counts was used to determine the ploidy of each of the target chromosomes. RESULTS: Digital PCR accurately identified all cases of fetal trisomy (3 cases of trisomy 21, 3 cases of trisomy 18, and 2 cases of triosmy 13) in the 40 specimens analyzed. The remaining specimens were determined to have normal ploidy for the chromosomes tested. CONCLUSION: Microfluidic digital PCR allows detection of fetal chromosomal aneuploidy utilizing uncultured amniocytes and chorionic villus tissue in less than 6 hours.
Authors:
H Christina Fan; Yair J Blumenfeld; Yasser Y El-Sayed; Jane Chueh; Stephen R Quake
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  200     ISSN:  1097-6868     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-20     Completed Date:  2009-05-18     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370476     Medline TA:  Am J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  543.e1-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford, CA, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amniotic Fluid / cytology
Chorionic Villi Sampling
Chromosome Disorders / diagnosis*,  genetics
Female
Genetic Testing / methods*,  standards
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*,  standards
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*,  standards
Reproducibility of Results
Trisomy
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R01 G002644-01A1//PHS HHS; //Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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