Development of New Prenatal Diagnostic Tests From Maternal Blood

Development of New Prenatal Diagnostic Tests From Maternal Blood

After extraction of the cell-free DNA circulating in maternal plasma, we aim at developing new techniques for fetal DNA enrichment to perform fetal gender determination, and indirect diagnosis of inherited diseases like Cystic Fibrosis, Huntington Disease, Myotonic Dystrophy, B-Thalassaemia...

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mother and father-to-be both older than 18 years old
• Mother and father-to-be affiliated to social security
• Mother and father-to-be have good understanding of the protocol
• Pregnancy of the mother-to-be attested

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mother and father-to-be are younger than 18 years old
• Mother and/or father-to be refusing to participate