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Advances in Prenatal Diagnosis of monogenic diseases : “Coelocentesis”
2021-02-26
"Embryo-fetal erythroid cell selection from celomic fluid allows earlier prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies" the study coordinated by the ERN-Eurobloodnet member Prof. Aurelio Maggio, in collaboration with the "Franco e Piera Cutino" Foundation
We share with you an important work published in the scientific journal "Prenatal Diagnosis" entitled: "Embryo-fetal erythroid cell selection from celomic fluid allows earlier prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies".
"Coelocentesis" is a recent prenatal diagnosis procedure, potentially performable on all monogenic genetic diseases, allowing, compared to classic procedures (eg: CVS and amniocentesis) to know the health status of the fetus much earlier, around 7-9 weeks of gestation.
The study group that developed the procedure was coordinated by the ERN-Eurobloodnet member Prof. Aurelio Maggio (Riuniti hospitals Villa Sofia-Cervello - Palermo), in collaboration with the "Franco e Piera Cutino" Foundation.
