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Circulating trophoblastic cells provide genetic diagnosis in 63 fetuses at risk for cystic fibrosis or spinal muscular atrophy.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Nov 2012
Mouawia Hussein, Saker Ali, Jais Jean-Philippe, Benachi Alexandra, Bussières Laurence, Lacour Bernard, Bonnefont Jean-Paul, Frydman René, Simpson Joe Leigh, Paterlini-Brechot Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
This study sought to determine whether a reliable non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NI-PND) of cystic fibrosis (CF) or spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can be achieved through analysis of circulating fetal trophoblastic cells (CFTC). The kinetics of CFTC circulation were also studied. CFTC were isolated by isolation by size of epithelial tumour/trophoblastic cells at 9-11 weeks of gestation, before chorionic villus...
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