Genomics|Update|Current: Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: Using Genomics in Reproductive Health

Genomics|Update|Current

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: Using Genomics in Reproductive Health

Noninvasive prenatal cell-free fetal DNA-based screening for aneuploidies other than trisomy 21,    [PDF 819.23 KB] TEC Assessment, BlueCross Blue Shield, Dec 2014

American College of Medical Genetics statement on noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy, 
Gregg AR, et al. Genet Med. 2013 May;15(5):395-8.  

National Society for Genetic Counselors statement on noninvasive prenatal testing/noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (2012)

Noninvasive prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:  Opinion from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (2012)

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) factsheet,  from the National Coalition for Healthcare Professional Education in Genetics

Recent advances of genomic testing in perinatal medicine.
Peters DG, et al. Semin Perinatol. 2014 Nov 28.

Introducing the non-invasive prenatal test for trisomy 21 in Belgium: a cost-consequences analysis. 
Neyt M, et al.  BMJ Open. 2014 Nov 7;4(11):e005922

An easy test but a hard decision: ethical issues concerning non-invasive prenatal testing for autosomal recessive disorders. 
Skirton H, et al.  Eur J Hum Genet. 2014 Nov 5.