Method for prenatal diagnosis using digital PCR
US11473079B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/166
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for prenatal diagnosis using digital PCR, and more particularly to a method for providing information for diagnosis of chromosomal aneuploidy in a fetus, comprising: (a) extracting DNAs from pregnant woman's blood; (b) classifying the DNAs according to size to obtain DNAs having a size of 1,000 bp or less; (c) performing digital PCR using the obtained DNAs of step (b), for a control gene located on a chromosome not associated with chromosomal aneuploidy and a target gene located on a chromosome associated with chromosomal aneuploidy; (d) calculating a ratio of a quantitative digital PCR value of the target gene to a quantitative digital PCR value of the control gene; and (e) determining that when the ratio calculated in step (d) is 0.70-1.14, a chromosome number of the fetus is normal.
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