Methods for the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
US8137912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/385
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for detecting, enriching, and analyzing rare cells that are present in the blood, e.g. fetal cells. The invention further features methods of analyzing rare cell(s) to determine the presence of an abnormality, disease or condition in a subject, e.g. a fetus by analyzing a cellular sample from the subject.
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