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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is one of the most important techniques for prenatal diagnosis. It can amplify a specific DNA sequence from tiny fetal samples with high efficiency within a few hours. PCR is a cyclic DNA synthesis reaction by DNA polymerase in an automated system that amplifies the target sequence to over 100 million copies in a test tube. This technology is useful not only for invasive prenatal genetic diagnostic testing but also for noninvasive prenatal genetic testing.
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Yamada, T. (2021). Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). In: Masuzaki, H. (eds) Fetal Morph Functional Diagnosis. Comprehensive Gynecology and Obstetrics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8171-7_25
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