Safe Blood Test for Down Syndrome

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Safe Blood Test for Down Syndrome

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A risk-free, early-pregnancy blood test can tell women whether their fetus has Down syndrome. The new DNA test may be available within 3 years.

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Adam Wolfberg, M.D.: Does My Baby Have Down Syndrome? Say 'Yes' or 'No'

huffingtonpost.com — “The new maternal blood test to diagnose fetal Down syndrome in pregnancy is getting a lot of buzz.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Utah doctors skeptical about new test for Down syndrome | The Salt Lake Tribune

sltrib.com — “Salt Lake City is one of 20 national launching sites for a new blood test to detect Down syndrome in the womb.View full resource at sltrib.com

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New Blood Test For Down Syndrome - During Early Pregnancy

medicalnewstoday.com — “For years doctors have struggled to identify Down Syndrome in pregnant women, giving expectant mothers the opportunity to abort the full term. Now a new blood test promises to change all that witView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Medical News: Maternal Blood Test IDs Down Syndrome in Early Pregnancy - in OB/Gyn, Pregnancy from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “A highly accurate molecular test for Down syndrome is now commercially available, and it requires only a sample of a pregnant woman's blood in the first or second trimester, according to the test's deView full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Down syndrome blood test comes to U.S. - Health - CBC News

cbc.ca — “Pregnant women in the U.S. who want to know whether they're carrying a fetus with Down syndrome now have access to a commercial genetic blood test that has a 99 per cent accuracy rate.View full resource at cbc.ca

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New DNA test to identify Down syndrome in pregnancy is ready for clinical use

sciencedaily.com — “A new DNA-based prenatal blood test that can strikingly reduce the number of risky diagnostic procedures needed to identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome is ready to be introduced into clinical practice.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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New DNA-based prenatal blood test can identify pregnancy with Down syndrome

news-medical.net — “A new DNA-based prenatal blood test that can strikingly reduce the number of risky diagnostic procedures needed to identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome is ready to be introduced into clinical practice.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Down syndrome's rewards touted as new test looms - Health - Health care - msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “The experience of Down syndrome is happy and rewarding for most parents, siblings and people with Down syndrome themselves, a new survey finds. This is particularly relevant as a new blood test to determine the condition early in pregnancy is expected to be available within months.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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Down syndrome's rewards touted as new test looms - Health - Health care - msnbc.com

msnbc.msn.com — “The experience of Down syndrome is happy and rewarding for most parents, siblings and people with Down syndrome themselves, a new survey finds. This is particularly relevant as a new blood test to determine the condition early in pregnancy is expected to be available within months.View full resource at msnbc.msn.com

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New Prenatal Tests Offer Safer, Early Screenings - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com — “New, noninvasive blood tests are being developed for expectant mothers to find out if their babies have genetic conditions such as Down syndrome, without the risks of tests available now.View full resource at online.wsj.com

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Start of Clinical Validation Study of Trisomy 21 Diagnostic Test | IVD Technology

ivdtechnology.com — “In conjunction with several Central European prenatal centers, scientists at GATC Biotech AG and LifeCodexx AG have begun the clinical validation study of a non-invasive, prenatal diagnostic test based on next-generation sequencing. The test detects fetal trisomy 21 (Down’s syndrome) and is based on the sequencing of cell-free fetal DNA from maternal blood. More than 150 samples could be collected within a short time. At least 500 samples are required for the study.View full resource at ivdtechnology.com

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New Prenatal Tests Offer Safer, Early Screenings - WSJ.com

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Health | Prenatal test spots Down syndrome | The Detroit News

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New Prenatal Tests Offer Safer, Early Screenings - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com — “New, noninvasive blood tests are being developed for expectant mothers to find out if their babies have genetic conditions such as Down syndrome, without the risks of tests available now.View full resource at online.wsj.com

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Prenatal DNA testing brings with it big ethical questions

nydailynews.com — “Imagine taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus, revealing medical conditions such as Down syndrome, but also eye color and height and your child's sexual orientation.View full resource at nydailynews.com

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