Clinical Potential for Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Through Detection of Fetal Cells in Maternal Blood

• Main Authors: Yuditiya Purwosunu (Author), Akihiko Sekizawa (Author), Keiko Koide (Author), Shiho Okazaki (Author), Antonio Farina (Author), Takashi Okai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2006-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fetal cells circulate in maternal blood and are considered a suitable means by which to detect fetal genetic and chromosomal abnormalities. This approach has the advantage of being noninvasive. Since the early 1990s, nucleated erythrocytes (NRBCs) have been considered good target cells for a number...