Is sex worth searching for?
Several methods of molecular sexing (i.e. detection of Y-chromosomal sequences) have been briefly presented. In addition to other applications they can be used for monitoring of patients after sex-mismatched bone marrow transplantation for mixed chimerism and for detection of fetal cells in maternal circulation. Clinical significance of mixed chimerism and possibilities of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis with the use of fetal cells isolated from peripheral blood of pregnant women has been described.
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Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań.
D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012730:Sex Chromosomes; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis / Q000379:methods*
D004247:DNA