METHODS FOR DETECTING AND ANALYZING INDIVIDUAL RARE CELLS IN A POPULATION

摘要

Disclosed is a method for detecting a specific type of target cell contained in a mixture of cell types, comprising detecting the desired cell type based on its pattern of differential gene expression, said pattern being substantially absent from the other cell type(s) in the mixture. Also disclosed are methods for using that detection method for detecting and analyzing fetal cells present in a blood sample drawn from a pregnant woman.