Inflammation is essential for successful embryo implantation, pregnancy maintenance and
delivery. In the last decade, important advances have been made in regard to endogenous …

Citation Sharp AN, Heazell AEP, Crocker IP, Mor G. Placental apoptosis in health and
disease. Am J Reprod Immunol 2010; 64: 159–169 Apoptosis, programmed cell death, is an …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the prenatal detection rate of trisomy
21 and 18 and the false-positive rate by chromosome-selective sequencing of maternal …

Objective: It was the aim of this study to examine the possible effects of maternal and fetal
characteristics on the fetal fraction in maternal plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) at 11–13 …

miRNAs are small, regulatory molecules approximately 21-24 nucleotides in length. They
function at the post-transcriptional level by controlling the expression of more than 50% of …

Objective: To examine the possible relationship between maternal and fetal characteristics
and pregnancy outcomes on fetal and maternal cell-free (cf) DNA in maternal plasma at 11 …

Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal/neonatal mortality and
morbidity worldwide. Therefore, widely applicable and affordable tests are needed to make …

Das Ersttrimester-Screening zwischen 11+ 0 und 13+ 6 Wochen mit qualifizierter Beratung,
differenzierter Organdiagnostik sowie maternalen und biochemischen Markern ist die …

Placental insufficiency–related complications are one of the leading causes of maternal and
perinatal morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the quantification of placenta …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small vesicles ranging from 20–200 nm to 10 μm in diameter
that are discharged and taken in by many different types of cells. Depending on the nature …