Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis
US6258540A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a detection method performed on a maternal serum or plasma sample from a pregnant female, which method comprises detecting the presence of a nucleic acid of foetal origin in the sample. The invention enables non-invasive prenatal diagnosis including for example sex determination, blood typing and other genotyping, and detection of pre-eclampsia in the mother.
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