Pregnancy-associated microRNAs in maternal plasma: A channel for fetal-maternal communication?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1656-1657

  Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

EDITORIAL; MATERNAL PLASMA; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; BLOOD; DNA MICROARRAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 78149484374     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2010.153684     Document Type: Editorial

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