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Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DGV5FSROObD/This condition of late pregnancy, heralded by dangerously high blood pressures and organ failure, kills 70,000 women worldwide each year.  Seattle obstetricians and precision medicine researchers at the University of Washington now announce in the journal Nature a test that can predict this devastating complication with 80% accuracy months before its actual occurrence.Using a machine learning analysis of cell-free DNA from the placenta shed into 1,854 blood samples from pregnant women, the researchers pinpointed signs of early tissue dysfunction associated with preeclampsia.  With further test refinement and inclusion with standard pregnancy test batteries, this cell-free DNA assessment could save many lives.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-blood-cell-free-dna-placenta.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03509-w#preeclampsia #cfDNA #pregnancy #women