Wayne State University
Placental Single-Cell Expression Atlas Points to Potential Preterm Birth Biomarkers
Researchers turned to single-cell transcriptomics to characterize expression-based placental cell clusters, identifying maternal-fetal interactions and labor-related signatures.
Startup Cradle Genomics Raises $17.1M in Series A Round to Develop NIPT
The company's cofounders have developed methods for analyzing genetic material from fetal trophoblast cells isolated from the cervix.
Cardiovascular Consequences of Cholesterol Drugs Modeled Using Target Gene Variants
Variants in CETP-inhibitor and statin target genes helped investigators untangle complex ties between low-density lipoprotein levels and cardiovascular events.
Late-Onset Preeclampsia Markers Proposed From Proteomic Study
Investigators identified candidate protein markers from aptamer-based proteomic profiles of samples from women with or without late-onset preeclampsia.
Several academic and commercial groups are developing clinical cell-based noninvasive prenatal tests, which could eventually compete with current cell-free NIPTs.