Acronym
ExPECT
Code
F2020/IOF-StarTT/035
Duration
01 July 2020 → 30 June 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Molecular diagnostics
- Foetal development
- Epigenetics
Keywords
Non-invasive screening test
Genetic Testing
Presymptomatic
Pregnancy Complication
Preeclampsia
personalised medicine
Project description
The main objective of the ExPECT StarTT project is to develop an inexpensive non-invasive epigenetic test for an early risk stratification and presymptomatic prediction of pregnancy-related complications which will allow for more personalized follow-up and even preventive treatment of pregnant woman at risk.