Abstract
Specific amplification of a DNA segment of the human ZFY gene by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out for detection of Y-chromosome specific sequences. When male DNA was used as template for amplification, a single and discrete 530 bp ethidium bromide staining band was observed in agarose gel. Female DNA produced no band. This technique was successfully used in prenatal sexing and for detecting ZFY DNA sequences in five XX males, an XY female, and a female patient with Turner syndrome having mosaicism involving a minute marker chromosome.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 193-196 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- PCR
- Y‐chromosome
- ZFY gene
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Hematology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Biochemistry, medical
- Microbiology (medical)
