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ArticleTurkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology2018

Segmental duplication-quantitative fluorescent-polymerase chain reaction: An approach for the diagnosis of Down syndrome in India.

Ambreen Asim, Sarita Agarwal

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Article in Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ambreen AsimSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Genetics, Lucknow, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-0927
Sarita AgarwalSanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Genetics, Lucknow, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-122X

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Abstract

objectiveEarly detection of high-risk pregnancies for Down syndrome (DS) is the main target of offering prenatal diagnosis. Segmental duplication-quantitative fluorescent-polymerase chain reaction (SD-QF-PCR) can be used as an alternative method for prenatal diagnosis of DS. SD-QF-PCR involves SD sequences between the test and control chromosomes to detect aneuploidies. SD are two similar sequences with different fragment lengths, located on two different chromosomes. When these SD regions are amplified, the peak ratio between the two different chromosomes remains as 0.9 to 1.1 and the trisomy 21 results in the ratio of 1.4 to 1.6. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this study, we applied SD-QF-PCR to detect the presence of trisomy 21 in 60 age-matched controls and 60 DS samples. The PCR amplification of SD regions is performed using a single pair of fluorescent-labelled primers, the peak ratio between the two different chromosome regions are evaluated.

resultsAll sixty control samples showed the peaks to range from 0.9 to 1.1, which was suggestive of normal samples, and peaks of 65 DS samples ranged from 1.4 to 1.6, which suggested the presence of trisomy 21.

conclusionSegmental duplication quantitative fluorescent PCR is a sensitive and rapid aneuploidy detection technique and hence can be used as a standalone test to detect trisomy 21 as well as other aneuploidies.

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aneuploidiesSegmental duplication-quantitative fluorescent-polymerase chain reactiontrisomy 21

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PMCPMC5894531

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