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. 2018 Nov 19;38(13):1069–1078. doi: 10.1002/pd.5377

Table 2.

Fetal trophoblast yield

Overview Fetal Trophoblast Identification
Average cells identified by microscopy 4.17 cells/sample (range 0‐38 cells/sample)
0.18 cells/mL maternal blood (range 0‐1.58 cells/mL)
Trophoblast distribution (total of 125 samples collected)
0 cells 23 samples 18.4%
1 cells 24 samples 19.2%
2 cells 11 samples 8.8%
3 or 4 cells 23 samples 18.4%
5 cells or more 44 samples 35.2%