Non-invasive fetal sex determination
US9994897B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for non-invasive determination of sex in a fetus or of Y chromosomal frequency abnormalities—indicative of aneuploidy or sex mosaicisms in a fetus—by detecting and determining the relative contribution genetic sequences from the Y chromosome in view of the percent fetal contribution in a maternal mixed sample.
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