METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

摘要

Method for non- invasive prenatal diagnosis comprising the following step s: a. obtain a sample of an organic fluid having a high probability of conta ining foetal cells from a pregnant woman; b. enrich said sample of organic f luid in at least one population of cells comprising at least one type of foe tal nucleated cells; c. isolate at least one cell from among said at least o ne type of foetal nucleated cells; d. perform a genetic analysis on said at least one cell isolated from among said at least one type of foetal nucleate d cells in order to highlight at least one genetic characteristic of said at least one foetal nucleated cell suitable for permitting said diagnosis; whe rein the step of isolating at least one cell from among said at least one ty pe of foetal nucleated cells is performed by individually selecting single c ells in a microfluidic device designed for said purpose.