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Project

Non-invasive prenatal screening for the presymptomatic detection of pregnancy complications

Outputs and Outcomes

Acronym

ExPECT

Code

F2020/IOF-StarTT/035

Duration

01 July 2020 → 30 June 2022

Funding

Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund

Promotor

Björn Menten

Research disciplines

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.

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