A Proof-of-Concept Case Study for Personalized Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis: Can We Put It to Work?

J Mol Diagn. 2015 Sep;17(5):483-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.06.002. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Authors

Heather G LaBreche¹, Siby Sebastian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
² Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26213319
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2015.06.002

Abstract

This commentary highlights the article by van den Oever et al that describes a new method of prenatal diagnosis of single-mutation disorders.

Copyright © 2015 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

DNA Mutational Analysis / methods*
Fathers*
Female
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Pregnancy / blood*
Prenatal Diagnosis / methods*