#36: Prenatal aneuploidy screening using cell-free DNA.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.03.043.
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Abstract
Recent advances in technology have created exciting opportunities to expand and improve genetic testing options that are available to women during pregnancy. However, the novelty and complexity of these technologies, combined with the commercial interest to implement these tests rapidly into routine clinical care, have created challenges for physicians and patients and potentially will lead to misunderstanding, misuse, and unintended consequences. The purpose of this document was to aid clinicians in their day-to-day practice of counseling patients regarding prenatal aneuploidy testing options with cell-free DNA screening, which includes how it compares to current testing methods, potential benefits and harms, and its limitations and caveats.
Medical subject headings
- Aneuploidy
- DNA
- Fetal Diseases
- Maternal Serum Screening Tests