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Total and Fetal Cell-Free DNA Analysis in Maternal Blood as Markers of Placental Insufficiency in Intrauterine Growth Restriction
1 Jan 2009
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OBJECTIVE: To compare total and fetal DNA levels in the maternal plasma in three groups: pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) due to placental insufficiency (PI) and other causes, and in control pregnancies. METHODS: Total as well as fetal DNA was quantified in 78 maternal plasma samples. In 19 pregnancies, the fetus presented IUGR due to PI (group A), and in 31 pregnancies due to other causes...
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