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New findings from University of Bristol describe advances in life sciences

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 15th, 2008

"There has been a huge effort in the last 2-3 decades to develop non-invasive prenatal diagnosis to avoid the risks to the fetus caused by invasive procedures," scientists writing in the journal Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine report.

"Obtaining fetal nucteic material for molecular analysis without the need of invasive procedures has been a goal of prenatal diagnosis for many years; this is now been made possible by the use of non-cellular fetal nucteic acids circulating in maternal blood. The placenta is the primary source of these nucteic acids, raising the possibility that they could be a marker for pregnancy complications resulting from placental....

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-15)

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