Rapid diagnosis of trisomy 18 of maternal origin by quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction analysis following tissue culture failure for conventional cytogenetic analysis in a fetus with holoprosencephaly, ventricular septal defect, arthrogryposis of bilateral wrists and aplasia of the thumbs

Objective: We present rapid diagnosis of trisomy 18 of maternal origin by quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) analysis following tissue culture failure for conventional cytogenetic analysis in a fetus with holoprosencephaly (HPE), ventricular septal defect (VSD), arthrogrypos...

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Main Authors: Chih-Ping Chen, Shih-Shien Weng, Schu-Rern Chern, Shin-Wen Chen, Fang-Tzu Wu, Wayseen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455921000942