Prenatal Diagnosis Improved By Microarray Analysis

A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at ...

Microchips may help improve prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have established that a micro chip or array can prove effective in prenatal diagnosis of disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal ...

Microarray analysis improves prenatal diagnosis

A "chip" or array that can quickly detect disorders such as Down syndrome or other diseases associated with chromosomal abnormalities proved an effective tool in prenatal diagnosis in a series of 300 cases at ...

Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 1p36: A focus on brain abnormalities and a review of the literature.

Marcory Abstract Monosomy 1p36 is an increasingly recognized chromosomal anomaly.

New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than...

Pregnant women worried about their babies' genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene testing and risk miscarriage, or skip the tests and miss the chance to learn of genetic defects before birth.

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Amniocentesis is not about abortion

Gloria Greenbaum asks, "Why would Sarah Palin undergo amniocentesis or some other method to determine the health of her fetus if she had no intention of undergoing an abortion?" Just because a woman undergoes ...

Easier Procedure To Test For Down Syndrome

It's a difficult decision for many expecting parents, to test ,or not to test for genetic defects.

Testing For Genetic Defects

Up until now the only way to get a genetic reading on a fetus was through a very invasive procedure that also risked miscarriage.

New blood test for Down syndrome

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a new prenatal blood test that accurately detected Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects in a small study of 18 pregnant women.