Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 891-897 , October 2009

Placental Release of Distinct DNA-associated Micro-particles into Maternal Circulation: Reflective of Gestation Time and Preeclampsia

  • A.F. Orozco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • C.J. Jorgez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • W.D. Ramos-Perez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • E.J. Popek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • X. Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • C.A. Kozinetz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • ,
  • F.Z. Bischoff

      Affiliations

    • Biocept Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
    • ,
  • D.E. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Mail Route 0435, Galveston, TX 77555, USA. Tel.: +1 409 747 0240; fax: +1 409 772 6527.

,Accepted 29 June 2009.

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PII: S0143-4004(09)00210-0

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.06.012

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 891-897 , October 2009

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