A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prenatal blood test can be used to determine if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome without the small risk to the foetus posed by invasive testing methods such as amniocentesis ...

Last month, San Diego-based biotech company Sequenom released its long-awaited early pregnancy test for Down syndrome. Unlike previous methods such as amniocentesis, which carries a significant risk ...

For anyone who has paid any attention to prenatal screening, abortion and Down syndrome in recent years, it will come as no surprise that increased availability of prenatal screening leads to a ...

A new non-invasive test that examines fetal DNA can pick up genetic abnormalities such as Down's syndrome and, unlike more intrusive tests that may raise the risk of miscarriage, it poses no threat to ...

Prenatal screening for Down syndrome (DS) is offered to all pregnant people receiving antenatal care in Great Britain, with the goal of providing relevant impartial information to support their ...