Excluding sex chromosomes from QF-PCR testing

Jun 20, 2014 | Uncategorized

First some history: With the original QST*R (QF-PCR) kits, the rationale was to provide testing which separated autosome and sex chromosome kits. Down Syndrome pre-natal screening programs are designed to detect Down Syndrome and to a lesser extent Edwards Syndrome....

What is QF-PCR?

Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

QF-PCR stands for Quantitative Fluorescence-Polymerase Chain Reaction. QF-PCR is a laboratory technique used to amplify specific regions of DNA and quantify the amount of DNA present in those regions. What are the applications of QF-PCR? QF-PCR can be used to detect...