Rare cell analysis using sample splitting and DNA tags

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9273355
APP PUB NO 20130295565A1
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13829971

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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 CORPORATIONTOKYO 100-8246

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Davis, Ronald W Palo Alto, US 96 3007
Kapur, Ravi Sharon, US 102 6293
Shoemaker, Daniel San Diego, US 34 1437
Stoughton, Roland B The Sea Ranch, US 9 182
Toner, Mehmet Wellesley, US 179 7163

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