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Brown University: New Technique Isolates Placental Cells for Non-Invasive Genetic Testing
August 27, 2019
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Brown University issued the following news release:

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- A new technique for isolating cells carrying the full fetal genome from cervical swabs could enable doctors to diagnose genetic disorders without using needles to harvest cells from the placenta.

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Brown University researchers have developed a simple method for isolating placental cells from cervical swabs. The technique, de . . .

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