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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;121(6):1248–1254. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318293d70b

Table 3.

Physiological Systems Significantly Enriched in Term Amniotic Fluid Cell-Free Fetal RNA

Category Number of Genes
Immune cell trafficking 72
Digestive system development and function 51
Hematopoiesis 23
Cardiovascular system development and function 39
Hematological system development and function 23
Tissue development 72
Hair and skin development and function 23
Embryonic development 7
Organismal development 87
Renal and urological system development and function 35
Organ morphology 34
Reproductive system development and function 43
Connective tissue development and function 26
Skeletal and muscular system development and function 56
Nervous system development and function 24
Tissue morphology 112
Lymphoid tissue structure and development 20
Respiratory system development and function 16

Listed in descending order of statistical significance. Detailed results are provided in Appendix 4, available online at http://links.lww.com/xxx.