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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yuk Ming Lo
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-14771 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20090610 6
<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methodology</h4>The concentrations of placental expressed genes, CSH1, KISS1, PLAC4 and PLAC1 in plasma and whole blood from healthy pregnant and non-pregnant individuals were compared by real-time quantitativ ...[more]