Insights into fetal and neonatal development through analysis of cell-free RNA in body fluids

Early Human Development

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 747-752

  Bianchi, Diana W ^a   Maron, Jill L ^a   Johnson, Kirby L ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Cell free fetal nucleic acids; Gene expression; Neonatal saliva; Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; BODY FLUID; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA DETERMINATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL PLASMA; MATERNAL SERUM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BODY FLUIDS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RNA; SALIVA;

EID: 78049248841     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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