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Noninvasive sequencing expands prenatal genetic screening capabilities

While non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of ...
Forbes

Prenatal DNA Tests Raise High-Stakes Questions For Parents And Families

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, now shapes critical ...
Medical Xpress

Results of non-invasive prenatal testing compare well to those from invasive methods, with better safety and cost

While noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionized prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic problems in a fetus, it is currently limited and thus misses many ...
Nasdaq

Myriad Genetics expands access to at-home early fetal sex DNA test

Myriad Genetics (MYGN) continues to empower parents with increased access to prenatal testing. SneakPeek is now available over the counter in more than 8,800 retail locations nationwide. The product ...
Forbes

Healing Before Birth: How Genetic Screening Is Changing Lives

Advances in modern medicine allow us to treat fetuses and newborn babies for genetic or inherited diseases. Advances in modern medicine allow us to treat fetuses and newborn babies for genetic or ...
Nasdaq

Myriad Genetics Launches "Know More Sooner" Educational Website for Prenatal Genetic Testing

Myriad Genetics, Inc. has launched a new educational website called "Know More Sooner," aimed at providing detailed information about reproductive and prenatal genetic testing. The site seeks to ...
The Economist

A routine test for fetal abnormalities could improve a mother’s health

WHEN NON-INVASIVE prenatal testing (NIPT) arrived in 2011, it transformed pregnancy. With a simple blood test, scientists could now sweep a mother’s bloodstream for scraps of placental DNA, uncovering ...
Nature

From DNA microarrays to somatic mosaicism in population cohorts

Cells that acquire somatic mutations conferring a survival advantage can expand clonally, which in some cases leads to cancer. In the haematopoietic system — which is readily accessible through blood ...
Nature

Clinical study of single nucleotide polymorphism-based chromosome microarray analysis in the etiological diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) encompasses diseases affecting heart morphology and function due to abnormalities in the development of heart, valve, or vascular tissue structures. CHD is mainly ...
UUHC Health Feed

Prenatal Genetic Counseling

A prenatal genetic counselor is a health care professional with specialized training in medical genetics and counseling. They guide and support patients who want information about how inherited ...
CNN

Routine prenatal test revealed her ‘hidden cancer.’ A study suggests what doctors should watch for

What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her ...