Fetomaternal cell trafficking: A new cause of disease?

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Isolation of fetal cells from maternal blood is under active investigation as a noninvasive method of prenatal diagnosis. In the context of studying cell surface antigens expressed on fetal cells we discovered that fetal cells from a prior pregnancy also could be detected. This led to the appreciation of the persistence of fetal cells in maternal blood for as long as 27 years postpartum, and the realization that...

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