These results suggest that the trafficking of fetal cells into the maternal periphery is disturbed in patients with preeclampsia. Because it is unlikely that such an altered flow of cells is restricted to the erythroblasts examined in this study, these findings also may lead to interesting new concepts regarding the development of preeclampsia and possibly the associated syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets.
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