title: Direct analysis of amniotic fluid cells by multiplex PCR provides rapid prenatal diagnosis for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Simard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gingras
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Labuda
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis