Publications by authors named "Chris H F Foo"
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
December 2008
Article Synopsis
- Chromosomal aneuploidy is a leading reason couples seek prenatal diagnosis, currently done through invasive procedures that carry miscarriage risks.
- Recent advancements suggest that analyzing fetal DNA present in maternal plasma can help detect aneuploidies noninvasively, but the challenge lies in the low abundance of fetal DNA among maternal DNA.
- By employing massively parallel genomic sequencing, researchers successfully identified all cases of trisomy 21 in a study, indicating a promising method for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis applicable to various pregnancies.
