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. 1990 Jul;38(1):38-43.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1990.tb03545.x.

Ratio of fetal to maternal DNA is less than 1 in 5000 at different gestational ages in maternal blood

D Gänshirt-Ahlert  1 , M Pohlschmidt, A Gal, P Miny, J Horst, W Holzgreve
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Ratio of fetal to maternal DNA is less than 1 in 5000 at different gestational ages in maternal blood

D Gänshirt-Ahlert et al. Clin Genet. 1990 Jul.

Abstract

Using Southern hybridization with the DNA probe pY3.4, we were not able to detect fetal DNA in blood of 36 pregnant women carrying male fetuses. Gestational ages ranged from 8-40 weeks of pregnancy. Using the same DNA probe, we were able to detect the male-specific signal in experimental dilution series down to 1/5000 on autoradiograms. We conclude that the ratio of fetal DNA in maternal circulation, in contrast to previous estimations, must be lower than 1/5000.

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