Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) on pregnant women to detect the risk of a fetus having rare genetic abnormalities may often be wrong, according to recent reports. These tests, according to ...

A new Australian study has found that forms used for one of the most common genetic screening tests in pregnancy—costing ...

In 2017, Baylor Genetics introduced the first clinical non-invasive prenatal multigene sequencing screen, PreSeek™, to the commercial market. The Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor Genetics team ...

The FDA has a new warning about certain prenatal tests. The tests are known as genetic non-invasive prenatal screening tests. The FDA is warning patients about the risks of false results associated ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women about a screening commonly performed during pregnancy. Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a ...

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The tests look for genetic abnormalities in a fetus, according to the FDA. Common prenatal tests done to test for genetic abnormalities are the subject of a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

New England Journal of Medicine publishes findings of largest non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) study involving more than 18,500 expectant mothers "This landmark study supports the use of NIPT as a ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 23, 2020, Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced it has received regulatory approval from South Korea’s ...

Purpose: This study explored the feasibility of statewide reporting of cystic fibrosis fetal diagnostic testing results to the newborn screening program through the birth hospital. Methods: We ...

To examine whether the frequency of four screening tests during prenatal care conforms to evidence of effectiveness. We estimated rates of urine culture, anemia screening, oral glucose tolerance test ...