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Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia using individual fetal erythroblasts isolated from maternal blood after enrichment.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Dec 2007
Kolialexi A, Vrettou C, Traeger-Synodinos J, Burgemeister R, Papantoniou N, Kanavakis E, Antsaklis A, Mavrou A
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) isolated from maternal circulation were used for prenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia. The study included 22 pregnant women in the first trimester, 6 carriers at risk for beta-thalassaemia and 16 noncarriers. Methodology involved enrichment of NRBCs by magnetic cell sorting (MACS) and microdissection of single NRBCs with a laser micromanipulation system. Single-cell...
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