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Application of Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (dPCR) in Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) [PDF]

Biomolecules
This article reviews the current applications of the digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and explores its potential to complement or surpass the capabilities of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in prenatal ...
Ying Guo, Pimlak Charoenkwan, Kuntharee Traisrisilp, Wirawit Piyamongkol, Fuanglada Tongprasert   +4 more
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): Reliability, Challenges, and Future Directions [PDF]

Diagnostics, 2023
Non-invasive prenatal testing was first discovered in 1988; it was primarily thought to be able to detect common aneuploidies, such as Patau syndrome (T13), Edward Syndrome (T18), and Down syndrome (T21).
Siva Shantini Jayashankar, Muhammad Luqman Nasaruddin, Muhammad Faiz Hassan, Rima Anggrena Dasrilsyah, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Noor Akmal Shareela Ismail, Ekram Alias   +6 more
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A two-year experience of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) at an urban tertiary medical center in South Korea

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2019
Objective: To report our experience of implementing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in a tertiary urban academic medical center in South Korea.
Joseph J. Noh, Hyun Mee Ryu, Soo-young Oh, Suk-Joo Choi, Cheong-Rae Roh, Jong-Hwa Kim   +5 more
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): is routinization problematic? [PDF]

BMC Medical Ethics, 2023
Background The introduction and wide application of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has triggered further evolution of routines in the practice of prenatal diagnosis.
Christoph Rehmann-Sutter, Daniëlle R. M. Timmermans, Aviad Raz   +2 more
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) Implementation in Japan: A Comparison with the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and Taiwan [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Introduction: The Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) guideline was issued and applied in 2013 by the Japanese Medical Association. Since being issued, the NIPT practice in Japan still has some problems related to indication, access, cost coverage and ...
Kadek Agus Surya Dila, Miho Sato, Kazuhiko Moji   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Inconsistency between non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and conventional prenatal diagnosis due to confined placental and fetal mosaicism: Two case reports [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
We aimed to identify the causes of inconsistent results between non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and invasive testing methods for trisomy 21. In the first case, NIPT was performed at 11 weeks of pregnancy, and the result showed a high risk of trisomy
Kyung Min Kang, Soo Hyun Kim, Ji Eun Park, Hyunjin Kim, Hee Yeon Jang, Minyeon Go, Minyeon Go, So Hyun Yang, Sang Woo Ryu, Sung Mi Bae, Dong Hyun Cha, Dong Hyun Cha, Sung Han Shim, Sung Han Shim   +13 more
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT): A Paradigm Shift in Prenatal Care [PDF]

International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Prenatal screening has undergone a profound transformation with the emergence of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT), a technology that analyzes cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) in maternal blood to detect common chromosomal abnormalities.
Ram K. Garg, Yogesh Kumar, Ram Niwas, Jitendra Singh   +3 more
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Mainstreaming genetics into Italian prenatal care: exploring the future implementation of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the Italian National Healthcare System using stakeholder interviews [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised the way prenatal testing is performed globally. Italy is one of the European countries considering incorporating NIPT nationwide into the publicly funded healthcare system.
Giulia Sesa, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Kristiaan Kok, Terry Vrijenhoek   +3 more
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Modelling the cost-effectiveness of non-invasive prenatal testing in the English sickle cell and thalassaemia screening pathway [PDF]

Diagnostic and Prognostic Research
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassaemia are inherited conditions causing chronic anaemia, increased infection risk and multi-organ failure.
Vittoria Vardanega, Ania Bobrowska, Benjamin Ruban-Fell, James A. Doorbar, Silvia Lombardo, Farah Seedat, Amanda Hogan, Mariska M. G. Leeflang, Kathy Mann, Anna Schuh, John Marshall   +10 more
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The efficacy of expanded non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in a high-risk twin pregnancies cohort [PDF]

Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Luming Sun, Meng Meng, Yingjun Yang
exaly   +2 more sources