Rare cell analysis using sample splitting and DNA tags

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8372584
APP PUB NO 20080220422A1
SERIAL NO

11763421

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The present invention provides systems, apparatuses, and methods to detect the presence of fetal cells when mixed with a population of maternal cells in a sample and to test fetal abnormalities, e.g. aneuploidy. The present invention involves labeling regions of genomic DNA in each cell in said mixed sample with different labels wherein each label is specific to each cell and quantifying the labeled regions of genomic DNA from each cell in the mixed sample. More particularly the invention involves quantifying labeled DNA polymorphisms from each cell in the mixed sample.

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ZEON CORPORATION6-2 MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008246

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kapur, Ravi Sharon, US 102 6293
Shoemaker, Daniel San Diego, US 34 1437
Stoughton, Roland The Sea Ranch, US 65 2962
Toner, Mehmet Wellesley, US 179 7163

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