Detection of circulating fetal nucleic acids: a review of methods and applications

被引:38
作者
Hung, E. C. W.
Chiu, R. W. K.
Lo, Y. M. D.
机构
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Dept Chem Pathol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Ctr Res Circulating Fetal Nucle Acids, Li Ka Shing Inst Hlth Sci, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
CELL-FREE DNA; MATERNAL PLASMA; MESSENGER-RNA; PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC MARKER; CANCER-PATIENTS; MICROSATELLITE ALTERATIONS; PROMOTER HYPERMETHYLATION; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS; POINT MUTATIONS;
D O I
10.1136/jcp.2007.048470
中图分类号
R36 [病理学];
学科分类号
100104 ;
摘要
The discovery of cell-free circulating fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma has opened up new possibilities in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. The rapid advancement of this field in the past decade is catalysed by the discovery of new classes of fetal nucleic acid markers and technological developments in nucleic acid detection and amplification. In this review, some of the more significant recent developments in this field will be discussed, including the detection of single molecule, chromosomal aneuploidies, single nucleotide variations and placental microRNAs in maternal plasma.
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