FETAL RNA IN AMNIOTIC FLUID TO DETERMINE GENE EXPRESSION IN THE DEVELOPING FETUS

The present invention provides improved methods of prenatal diagnosis, monitoring, screening and/or testing. The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that amniotic fluid is a rich source of cell-free fetal RNA. Methods of isolation and analysis of fetal RNA are described, that can...

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Hauptverfasser:	LARRABEE, PAIGE B, BIANCHI, DIANA W, JOHNSON, KIRBY L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	BEER BIOCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR COMPOSITIONS THEREOF CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES CULTURE MEDIA ENZYMOLOGY LIBRARIES, e.g. CHEMICAL LIBRARIES, IN SILICOLIBRARIES MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS METALLURGY MICROBIOLOGY MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS SPIRITS VINEGAR WINE
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides improved methods of prenatal diagnosis, monitoring, screening and/or testing. The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that amniotic fluid is a rich source of cell-free fetal RNA. Methods of isolation and analysis of fetal RNA are described, that can lead to information about fetal gene expression that is not available by other techniques. The inventive systems allow for a more comprehensive determination of a living human fetus' health, growth and development and fo r the prenatal diagnosis of a variety of diseases and conditions.