Limits to the scope of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): an analysis of the international ethical framework for prenatal screening and an interview study with Dutch professionals. [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2018 BackgroundThe introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for foetal aneuploidies is currently changing the field of prenatal screening in many countries. As it is non-invasive, safe and accurate, this technique allows for a broad implementation
Kater-Kuipers A +3 more
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): limitations on the way to become diagnosis [PDF]
Diagnosis, 2015 With the discovery of existing circulating cell-free fetal DNA (ccffDNA) in maternal plasma and the advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, there is substantial hope that prenatal diagnosis will become a predominately non-invasive process ...
Ioanna Kotsopoulou +3 more
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Adoption of a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) in prenatal screening in Moscow: first results [PDF]
Russian Open Medical Journal, 2021 The objective — To assess the effectiveness of including NIPT in the structure of prenatal diagnostics in Moscow. Material and Methods — Totally 5,181 pregnancies undergoing screening for fetal trisomy using NIPT during the period from 01.04.2020 to 30.09.2020 in Russia. According to the results of biochemical blood test, the patients were divided into
А.С. Оленев +7 more
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Evaluation of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidy in an NHS setting: a reliable accurate prenatal non-invasive diagnosis (RAPID) protocol [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2014 BackgroundNon-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidies is now available through commercial companies in many countries, including through private practice in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): does the practice discriminate against persons with disabilities? [PDF]
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, 2021 Abstract The most well-known goal of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is still to determine whether or not a fetus has trisomy 21. Since women often terminate the pregnancy upon a positive result, there is concern that the use of NIPT contributes to discrimination against persons with disabilities.
Annette Dufner
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Implementing non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in the Netherlands: An interview study exploring opinions about and experiences with societal pressure, reimbursement, and an expanding scope. [PDF]
J Genet Couns, 2020 The noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) as the first trimester prenatal screening (FTS) for trisomies 21, 18, and 13 is offered to all pregnant women in the Netherlands.
Bakkeren IM +7 more
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Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd, 2022 Objective To investigate the uptake of different components of first trimester screening (FTS) and the impact on invasive diagnostic testing (IPT) since the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) at a level III center. Methods Retrospective
Walter A +5 more
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NIPTRIC: an online tool for clinical interpretation of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) results. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2016 AbstractTo properly interpret the result of a pregnant woman’s non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT), her a priori risk must be taken into account in order to obtain her personalised a posteriori risk (PPR), which more accurately expresses her true likelihood of carrying a foetus with trisomy.
Sikkema-Raddatz B +11 more
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Non-invasive Prenatal Testing, What Patients Do Not Learn, May Be Due to Lack of Specialist Genetic Training by Gynecologists and Obstetricians? [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Platforms for “non-invasive prenatal testing” (NIPT), or also referred to as “non-invasive prenatal screening” (NIPS) have been available for over 10 years, and are the most recent tools available to obtain information about genetic condition(s) of an ...
Thomas Liehr
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Unconditional access to non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for adult-onset conditions: a defence
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2023 Over the past decade, non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been adopted into routine obstetric care to screen for fetal sex, trisomies 21, 18 and 13, sex chromosome aneuploidies and fetal sex determination. It is predicted that the scope of NIPT will
India R Marks, C. Mills, K. Devolder
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