Effects of Maternal and Fetal Characteristics on Cell-Free Fetal DNA Fraction in Maternal Plasma

Conclusion:
The fetal fraction was affected by fetal aneuploidy, maternal BMI, and the number of gestation. Maternal preexisting of hypertension appeared to reduce fetal fraction.

Source: Reproductive Sciences - October 11, 2015 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Zhou, Y., Zhu, Z., Gao, Y., Yuan, Y., Guo, Y., Zhou, L., Liao, K., Wang, J., Du, B., Hou, Y., Chen, Z., Chen, F., Zhang, H., Yu, C., Zhao, L., Lau, T. K., Jiang, F., Wang, W. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research