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Diana W. Bianchi, M.D. |
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Natalie V. Zucker Professor of
Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Genetics
dbianchi@Tufts-nemc.org
The focus of my laboratory is prenatal genetics. Specifically, we are studying fetal cells and DNA that cross into the maternal circulation and can be used for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. We are very interested in the biology of the cells that circulate in the mother. Remarkably, these cells persist in the mother's blood and organs for decades after the birth of the child. This phenomenon, called fetal cell microchimerism, is associated with autoimmune diseases and may also be an important source of stem cells for repair of tissue injury in the mother.
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