Cell-free fetal DNA and pregnancy-related complications (Review)

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2367-2372

  Sifakis, Stavros ^a   Koukou, Zeta ^a   Spandidos, Demetrios A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cell free fetal DNA; Intrauterine growth restriction; Non invasive prenatal screening; Obstetrics; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy complications; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; CELL FREE FETAL DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA;

FETUS CELL; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

BIOMARKERS; DNA; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84921342245     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.3118     Document Type: Review

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