A METHOD FOR ENRICHING FETAL PROGENITOR CELLS FROM MATERNAL BLOOD

摘要

2122138 9308269 PCTABS00021 The present invention provides a method for enriching fetal progenitor cells from maternal blood, comprising the steps of (a) incubating a sample of maternal blood with an immobilized ligand capable of binding to fetal progenitor cells under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow specific binding of the ligand to the cells, and (b) removing unbound blood products such that the fetal progenitor cells are enriched.