New blood test uses cell-free DNA shed from placenta to accurately predict preeclampsia
A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...
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Fetal Aneuploidy Detection by Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing
To date, no studies have evaluated the outcomes of incorporating ccfDNA into existing prenatal noninvasive testing ... been done. Cell free fetal DNA for the diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy is ...
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Interview with Dr. Diana Bianchi on the use of cell-free DNA testing to screen for fetal chromosome abnormalities.
Diana Bianchi is from the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal.
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HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately detects Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects.
HHMI researchers devise prenatal blood test that accurately ... difficult to isolate enough of fetal cells to test for chromosomal abnormalities. At the time, some researchers were trying to isolate ...
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Interview with Dr. Michael Greene on prenatal screening and the pros and cons of cell-free fetal DNA testing.
Dr. Michael Greene is the Chief of Obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey ...
Boosting autophagy in eggs may reduce DNA damage and reproductive complications
Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, ...
Myriad Genetics Unveils Groundbreaking Eight Weeks’ Gestation NIPT Study Results at Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference
The study found that Prequel ® Prenatal Screen with AMPLIFY™ technology enables reliable results as early as eight-weeks’ gestation. Typically, prenatal cell-free DNA (pcfDNA) screening is offered ...
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Fetal Aneuploidy Detection by Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing
Both of these tests provide actual chromosomal analyses and can either confirm or disconfirm an abnormal screening test. Prenatal diagnosis can use cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood ...
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Myriad Genetics Unveils Groundbreaking Eight Weeks’ Gestation NIPT Study Results at Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference
The company’s “Fetal fraction amplification enables accurate prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA ... are a common class of fetal aneuploidy, but cfDNA screening assays typically have relatively ...