Noninvasive Prenatal Paternity Testing (NIPAT) through Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Short tandem repeats (STRs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been already used to perform noninvasive prenatal paternity testing from maternal plasma DNA.
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Noninvasive screening tools for Down syndrome: a review
International Journal of Women's Health, 2013 Meagan Smith, Jeannie Visootsak Emory University, Department of Human Genetics, Atlanta, GA, USA Abstract: Down syndrome is the leading cause of prenatal chromosome abnormalities, accounting for 53% of all reported chromosome conditions.
Smith M, Visootsak J
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Understandings of Down's syndrome and their place in the prenatal testing context [PDF]
, 2003 INTRODUCTION: There is a growing consensus that decisions about prenatal testing should a) be informed, and b) reflect the individual's attitudes and values.
Bryant, Louise Dorothy
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Attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
, 2004 INTRODUCTION: Advances in molecular biology will soon make it possible to offer parents prenatal testing for a large number of different genetic disorders.
Alsulaiman, Ayman
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing in Germany
Diagnostics, 2022 In the short 10 years following the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), it has been adapted in many countries around the world as a standard screening test.
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
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Change in rates of prenatal tests for chromosomal abnormality over a 12-year period in women of advanced maternal age [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2018 ObjectiveIn 2007, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended that all pregnant women be offered screening or diagnostic tests for chromosomal abnormalities regardless of their age.
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Perinatal outcomes of prenatal cases testing positive for trisomy 9 by noninvasive prenatal testing
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Objectives: To evaluate the performance of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for the detection of fetal trisomy 9 in prenatal screening and to investigate the prenatal appearances and genetic counseling of trisomy 9 fetuses. Materials and methods: The
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Noninvasive prenatal testing: an overview. [PDF]
Aust PrescrAustralian health authorities recommend offering prenatal screening for fetal chromosome conditions, also known as aneuploidies (e.g. Down syndrome [trisomy 21]), to all pregnant individuals to support informed decision-making.
Poulton A, Hui L.
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Noninvasive prenatal testing in CLL during pregnancy: A cautionary tale [PDF]
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