Methods are disclosed for identifying chromosomal aneuploidy using heterozygous
SNPs in a melting curve analysis. In one aspect, a panel of SNPs may be used. The
heterozygous nature of the SNPs may in some aspects, act as an internal control
for the melting curve analysis, and alleviate the need for external controls or
competitors. In another aspect, each of the SNP in the panel may have a heterozygocity
index of greater than about 30%. While a number of aneuploidies may be identified
using the disclosed methods, in one aspect, the chromosomal aneuploidy identified
may be trisomy 21.