Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis , is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of genetic risk factors, in which a small amount of amniotic fluid, which contains fetal tissues, is extracted from the amnion or amniotic sac surrounding a developing fetus, and the fetal DNA is examined for genetic abnormalities. (From the Wikpedia article Amniocentesis.)

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Recent Publications on Amniocentesis:
Amniotic fluid interleukin-18 at mid-trimester genetic amniocentesis: relationship to intraamniotic microbial invasion and preterm delivery. OBJECTIVE: To determine the value of amniotic fluid interleukin-18 (AF...	13th November, 2009	First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra Maternity	BJOG. 2009 Dec;116(13):1743-8. DOI Direct Link
Interleukin-6 and Mycoplasma hominis as markers of preterm birth and related brain damage: our experience. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate whether a high...	11th November, 2009	Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second University of Naples,	J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009 Nov;22(11):1063-7.
Changes in amniotic fluid concentration of thrombin-antithrombin III complexes in patients with preterm labor: evidence of an increased thrombin generation. OBJECTIVE: Preterm labor is associated with excessive maternal thrombin...	11th November, 2009	Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.	J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009 Nov;22(11):971-82.
The clinical significance of eosinophils in the amniotic fluid in preterm labor. Objective. White blood cells are not traditionally considered to be...	11th November, 2009	Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, and	J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009 Oct 22.
Urocortin in second trimester amniotic fluid: its role as predictor of preterm labor. BACKGROUND: The existence of a "placental clock" which determines the...	7th November, 2009	2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aretaieion Hospital,	Mediators Inflamm. 2009;2009:947981. Epub 2009 Nov 4. DOI Direct Link
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Amniocentesis Clinical Trials:
Prenatal Testing: Amniocentesis Versus Transabdominal Chorionic Villus Sampling (TA CVS)

Amniocentesis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7399584	Method of comparing a target nucleic acid and a reference nucleic acid
7459300	Polypeptide Hormone Phosphatonin
7462447	Methods for evaluating susceptibility to a bone homeostasis disorder
7465552	Patched genes and uses related thereto
7468249	Detection of chromosomal disorders
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