NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL GENETIC DIAGNOSIS USING TRANSCERVICAL CELLS

摘要

A non-invasive, risk-free method of prenatal diagnosis is provided. According to the method of the present invention transcervical specimens are subjected to trophoblast-specific immunostaining followed by FISH and/or PRINS analyses in order to determine fetal gender and/or identify chromosomal abnormalities in a fetus.