Sentences with phrase «non-invasive prenatal testing»

But the development and uptake of non-invasive prenatal testing is moving so fast that essential ethics discussions are lagging behind, according to a leading maternal — fetal expert, MJA Insight reported.

Dr Stephen Cole, specialist in maternal — fetal medicine at the Melbourne Obstetric Group, said while the advances in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) were revolutionary, the new technology was «a double - edged sword» for patients who were faced with difficult decisions.

As non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) expands globally and comes under increased regulatory scrutiny, there is a critical need for patient - like reference materials to accelerate assay development, validation, external quality assurance (EQA) and routine monitoring.

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome is feasible, acceptable to parents, and could be introduced into the National Health Service (NHS), UK researchers say.

Two of the world's largest professional societies of human geneticists have issued a joint position statement on the promise and challenges of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a new procedure to test blood drawn from pregnant mothers for Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders in the fetus.

«Non-invasive prenatal testing: Effective, safe, preferred by parents, and applicable in a range of disorders.»

The Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing process, also referred to as NIPT, offers peace of mind for many expecting parents by ruling out the need for invasive screenings for a wide range of chromosomal conditions including Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13, and other fetal sex chromosome abnormalities.

Did you know that it is becoming easier for things like Down syndrome to be detected (with near certainty) through non-invasive prenatal testing?

He also said the motion was not an attack on Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)- a test for Down's Syndrome for expectant mothers.

She is due to front a BBC documentary questioning the ethics of the new Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT).

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The objective of this study is to validate the diagnostic performance and practical feasibility of massively parallel genomic sequencing for the non-invasive prenatal assessment of trisomy 21 in a large number of pregnancies that have undergone conventional screening and were clinically indicated for definitive testing by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling.

09:35 Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Maternally - Inherited Monogenic Disorders by Droplet Digital PCR Combined with Uniformly Most Powerful Likelihood Ratio Test

Widespread use of non-invasive prenatal screening has led to a decline in invasive testing, and since samples are more likely to be evaluated locally, rather than a central service, there is a wider range of options for cfDNA testing compared to other parts of the world.

DEVELOPMENT OF NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR MICRODELETION / MICRODUPLICATION AND OTHER GENETIC DISORDRS BASED ON FETAL DNA ISOLATED FROM MATERNAL BLOOD.