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View Post: Non-invasive Down syndrome tests seem to have been enhanced by ...
30 Nov 2009 by newsstaff  
Using our data generated in the most comprehensive study performed to date (the FaSTER trial), we demonstrated that the addition of a genetic sonogram to all modes of screening in pregnancy allows for optimal noninvasive prenatal detection of Down syndrome.” ... More significantly, the improved detection rate was observed to have accompanied by a decrease in the screening tests false positive rates or falsely stated risk of Down syndrome in a normal pregnancy. ...
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View Post: JL Software Announces Your High-Risk Pregnancy For iPhone and iPod ...
30 Nov 2009 by Jason Rybka  
Prenatal care today involves many screening tests for genetic disorders, tests of fetal anatomy and growth, and tests of fetal well-being. With so many standard tests, questions inevitably arise when results are ambiguous or hard to ...
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View Post: Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests - Baylor ...
22 Nov 2009 by picton@bcm.edu (Glenna Picton)  
“We wanted to be able to definitively describe the detection and accuracy of noninvasive prenatal screening for the detection of Down syndrome,” said Dr. Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at BCM and the corresponding author of the report. ... More importantly, the improved detection rate was accompanied by a decrease in the screening tests false positive rates (or falsely reported risk of Downs syndrome in a normal pregnancy). ...
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View Post: Prenatal Diagnostic Tests Have Low Risk of Miscarriage, Childbirth
21 Nov 2009 by admin  
Over the past several years, non-invasive screening tests for birth defects have seen marked improvement, according to Norton. While screening in the past was primarily available only in the second trimester, more recent studies have ...
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View Post: usmle preparation: Prenatal Diagnostic Testing
16 Nov 2009 by asghar  
Couples should remember that screening tests are not always accurate. They may miss abnormalities, or they may indicate abnormalities when none are present. Procedures Several procedures can be used to detect genetic and chromosomal ...
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View Post: Health Care Rationing, American-Style - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com
27 Nov 2009 by By UWE E. REINHARDT  
Now, it may be argued that Texans simply choose not to have these screening tests or the prenatal care, even if they had insurance coverage or could easily afford them with their own money. Perhaps. But chances are that in a state in ...
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View Post: Understanding Implications Of Prenatal Testing For Down Syndrome.
25 Nov 2009 by ramanan50  
More importantly, the improved detection rate was accompanied by a decrease in the screening tests false positive rates (or falsely reported risk of Downs syndrome in a normal pregnancy). “We did not miss a single case of Down syndrome ...
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View Post: How should we deal with the arrival of very common prenatal ...
17 Nov 2009 by ELSI Contributor  
And about 80% or more of women in California do the screening tests for Down syndrome and neural tube defects. I did not say that I am concerned about parental choices of genetic traits for their children. I said our society will need ...
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View Post: Prenatal Screening: Is it for you?
15 Oct 2009 by christine  
Dr. Michael Zaretsky is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in the UT Southwestern Maternal-Fetal Medicine practice. He says that all women, regardless of age, should be offered both diagnostic testing as well as screening tests. ...
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View Post: Serum Integrated Prenatal Screen (SIPS)
26 Oct 2009 by Jennie  
Basically new technology within western medicine has allowed for new and improved prenatal screening tests which can better detect chromosome abnormalities while reducing the false positive rate. These blood tests screen for ...
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