Non-invasive prenatal testing to detect chromosome aneuploidies in 57,204 pregnancies
Molecular Cytogenetics, 2019 Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been widely used to detect common fetal chromosome aneuploidies, such as trisomy 13, 18, and 21 (T13, T18, and T21), and has expanded to sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) during recent years, but few ...
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Emerging prenatal genetic tests : developing a health technology assessment (HTA) framework for informed decision-making [PDF]
, 2005 Delphi Process In preparation for the first Delphi exercise, a list of questions was produced from the academic literature, webbased sources and interviews with experts.
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Uptake, outcomes, and costs of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome into NHS maternity care: prospective cohort study in eight diverse maternity units. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the benefits and costs of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome into the NHS maternity care pathway. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
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Developmental and functional effects of steroid hormones on the neuroendocrine axis and spinal cord [PDF]
, 2016 This review highlights the principal effects of steroid hormones at central and peripheral levels in the neuroendocrine axis. The data discussed highlight the principal role of oestrogens and testosterone in hormonal programming in relation to sexual ...
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Time and travel costs incurred by women attending antenatal tests: A costing study [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: to estimate the costs to women, their friends and family for different antenatal tests in the Down's syndrome (DS) screening pathway. DESIGN: questionnaire-based costing study. SETTING: eight maternity clinics across the UK.
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Non-invasive prenatal testing.
Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2013 Non-invasive modalities to assess the ongoing pregnancy may assist the clinician to identify risk factors requiring additions or alteration to routine prenatal care. These modalities include pedigree analysis, maternal serum alphafetoprotein screening, fetal ultrasonography, and Doppler ultrasound.
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Unexpected perinatal death caused by an occult MTM1 mutation: a case report
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundGenetic mutations can lead to miscarriages, perinatal deaths, and abnormalities in fetal development. Sometimes, the regular prenatal test cannot identify some rare diseases, but whole-exome sequencing can be performed.
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European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: XIntroduction: Pregnant women can choose from different prenatal genetic tests throughout their maternity journey. We aim to investigate the clinical, societal, and economic determinants influencing the selection of different options (non-invasive ...
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Fabrication and testing of microfluidic devices for blood cell separation [PDF]
, 2009 This paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the ...
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Recent developments in genetics and medically assisted reproduction: from research to clinical applications [PDF]
, 2018 Two leading European professional societies, the European Society of Human Genetics and the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, have worked together since 2004 to evaluate the impact of fast research advances at the interface of ...
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