Cell-free DNA Testing Flashcards
1
Q
What condiitons does cell free DNA test for?
A
trisomy 21
trisomy 18
trisomy 13
sex chromosome aneuploidies
triploidy
2
Q
What layer of the blastocyst becomes the placenta?
A
trophoblast
3
Q
What embryonic layer will end up in the maternal blood stream?
A
syncytiotophoblast
4
Q
What doesMPSS (massively parallel sequencing) cell free DNA testing use as a template?
A
chromosome 9 of the fetus
5
Q
What does SNP based cell free DNA testing use as a template?
A
Mom