A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows the potential to diagnose genetic disorders in a developing fetus non-invasively, with a test of the mother's blood. March of Dimes ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. January 27, 2009 — Recommendations for clinical practice to screen for and diagnose fetal chromosomal abnormalities, which is considered an ...

A new blood test that screens fetuses for genetic disorders like Down syndrome can also detect silent cancers in the mother, according to a study out of Tufts Medical Center — a surprising finding, ...

When a genomic-based, noninvasive prenatal test that uses cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma to rule out common aneuploidies, such as Down syndrome, is used in conjunction with current prenatal ...

I have two children. At the moment, all I know about their genes is that they both have 46 chromosomes, and one is XY and one is XX. I try to treat them equally, to assume equal potential. But what if ...

Comprehensive ultrasound, specifically during first-trimester enhances early detection of fetal defects, providing well-timed ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Natera, Inc. (NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing and precision medicine, today announced the launch of Fetal Focus, a noninvasive prenatal test ...

During a pregnancy, women are offered prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing to determine whether a fetus is healthy or has certain genetic disorders or anomalies. This information can help ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Normally, parents who want to know the sex of their baby before it's born find out through ultrasound done in the second trimester. A blood test that can be done early in ...

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