Laboratory guidelines for detection, interpretation, and reporting of maternal cell contamination in prenatal analyses a report of the association for molecular pathology

J Mol Diagn. 2011 Jan;13(1):7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2010.11.013. Epub 2010 Dec 23.

Authors

Narasimhan Nagan¹, Nicole E Faulkner, Christine Curtis, Iris Schrijver; MCC Guidelines Working Group of the Association for Molecular Pathology Clininical Practice Committee

Affiliation

¹ MCC Guidelines Working Group of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) Clinical Practice Committee, Genzyme Corporation, Westborough, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract

This document summarizes laboratory guidelines for the detection, interpretation, and reporting of maternal cell contamination in prenatal analyses.

Copyright Â© 2011 American Society for Investigative Pathology and the Association for Molecular Pathology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
Decision Trees
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care / standards*
Prenatal Diagnosis / standards*