Utility:Ī result indicating low probability of a specific disorder is usually reassuring regarding that disorder, but it must be interpreted in the light of other factors which influence the risk of the fetus having abnormal chromosomes. There is also the option for a genome-wide NIPT screen which covers chromosome macro-duplications and -deletions (larger than seven million base pairs) and rare monosomies and trisomies. There is the option to screen for fetal sex (no charge) or sex chromosome abnormalities such as monosomy X (Turner syndrome), XXY (Klinefelter syndrome), XYY, XXX and XXYY (no charge) or both. The standard disorders covered by NIPT are: Non-invasive prenatal testing is a test of a pregnant woman's blood to screen for various chromosomal disorders in the developing fetus.
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