Tuesday, March 1, 2011

DNA probes available for prenatal diagnosis

"ABCDEFGH Probes":
Alpha globin probe: alpha thalassaemia, polycystic kidney
Alpha 1 AT probe: alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency
Beta globin probe: beta thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia
CFTCR probe: cystic fibrosis
Dystrophin probe: Duchenne's modystrophy
Enormous CAG repeat probe: Huntington's disease
Factor VIII probe: haemophilia A
GH probe: growth hormone deficiency
Hemochromatosis probe: hemochromatosis
PAH probe: phenylketonuria

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