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Placenta-derived fetal specific mRNA is more readily detectable in maternal plasma than in whole blood.
PloS one - 10 Jun 2009
Heung Macy M S, Jin Shengnan, Tsui Nancy B Y, Ding Chunming, Leung Tak Y, Lau Tze K, Chiu Rossa W K, Lo Y M Dennis
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Placental mRNA was detected in maternal whole blood, raising the possibility of using maternal blood for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. We investigated fetal mRNA detection in maternal whole blood and determined if it offered advantages over maternal plasma analysis. METHODOLOGY: The concentrations of placental expressed genes, CSH1, KISS1, PLAC4 and PLAC1 in plasma and whole blood from healthy...
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