Characterization of Fetal Cells from the Maternal Circulation by Microarray Gene Expression Analysis – Could the Extravillous Trophoblasts Be a Target for Future Cell-Based Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis?
Introduction: Circulating fetal cells in maternal blood pro- vide a tool for risk-free, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. However, fetal cells in the maternal circulation are scarce, and to effectively isolate enough of them for reliable diag- nostics, it is crucial to know which fetal cell type(s) should be targeted. Materials and Methods: Fetal cells were enriched …
