Webinar on new Down syndrome prenatal testing available now
On Tuesday, Dr. Brian Skotko and I presented a webinar on the new prenatal testing for Down syndrome and resources for support organizations. You can watch it now on-line. Through the National Center...
View ArticleACMG Posters: prenatal testing saves society money through abortion?
The final installment of research presented as posters at this year’s American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics conference. Parental decision making one of most influential factors for...
View ArticleThree years on, what have we learned about non-invasive prenatal screening?
Three years ago, a new prenatal test for Down syndrome entered the market offering earlier, safer, and more accurate results. What have we learned about this new technology since then? It’s...
View ArticleDon’t abort based on MaterniT21
Or based on Harmony, verifi, Panorama, or any of the new prenatal blood-based tests for Down syndrome. The new blood-based tests highlight their accuracy. Natera’s Panorama, Sequenom’s MaterniT21,...
View ArticleOne-half of the problem with the new prenatal tests for Down syndrome
An investigative report calls attention to one-half of the problem with the new non-invasive prenatal screening tests for Down syndrome and other conditions. Over a three month period, Beth Daley with...
View ArticleSting operation raises concerns about Sequenom’s, verifi’s accuracy
In the Fall of 2014, two maternal-fetal medicine specialists ran a sting operation on the non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) labs. Their operation reported embarrassing results for Sequenom and...
View ArticlePhoto tour of ACMG 2015
Last week, I attended and presented at the American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Here is a photo tour from the conference. Below are photos of...
View ArticleNoninvasive Prenatal Screening in the News
From the News page: a new NIPS provider, and financial news about two others. Quest enters NIPS market Quest Diagnostics was once a partner lab for Natera’s Panorama, then Sequenom’s MaterniT21, and...
View ArticleWhat exactly is MaterniT21, Harmony, verifi, & Panorama testing?
If more women were accurately counseled about what exactly cell free DNA is testing, they would immediately understand that their test results are never diagnostic. Over at the blog for the Prenatal...
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