Circulating cell-free fetal messenger RNA levels after fetoscopic interventions of complicated pregnancies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 230-235

  Tjoa, May Lee ^a   Jani, Jacques ^c   Lewi, Liesbeth ^c   Peter, Inga ^b   Wataganara, Tuangsit ^a,d   Johnson, Kirby L ^a   Bianchi, Diana W ^a   Deprest, Jan A ^c  

^a Division of Genetics

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cell free fetal RNA; Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Fetoscopic surgery; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLOBIN; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MATERNAL PLASMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLOBINS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33745281724     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.01.041     Document Type: Article

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