title: Applicability of DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles to gene amplification and molecular analysis.
abstract: Maternal contamination of fetal DNA represents a major problem when highly sensitive molecular techniques are used in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases. For this reason, we have studied the possibility of using DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles as a target of gene amplification (PCR). Three PCR systems were selected which included a repetitive 149 bp fragment of the Y chromosome, the VNTR locus D1S80, and a portion of the beta-globin gene. The results of these experiments indicate that DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles is free of maternal contamination and is suitable for gene amplification and DNA analysis.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Centro Studi di Patologia Molecolare applicata alla clinica, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Colucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pesenti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Molteni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobbiani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Andreis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pariani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossella
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Semprini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simoni
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA