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Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing: Is This the Brave New World We Want?

Alexandra Minna Stern | Posted 02.10.2013 | Science
Read More: Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18, Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, Nipt, Reproductive Rights, Prenatal Testing, Amniocentesis, Trisomy 13, Global Motherhood, Science News
Alexandra Minna Stern

If NIPT becomes part of routine prenatal care, it poses real challenges for genetic counselors, whose professional charge is to communicate genetic information to a wide range of clients in a manner that respects reproductive autonomy and the rights of people with disabilities.

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The Blood Test to Diagnose Down Syndrome Goes on Sale (Finally!)

Adam Wolfberg, M.D. | Posted 12.24.2011 | Parents
Read More: Down Syndrome, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Amniocentesis, Prenatal-Diagnosis, Sequenom, Prenatal Care, Pregnancy, Parents News
Adam Wolfberg, M.D.

Once again we are on the cusp of a maternal blood test for Down syndrome: Sequenom announced it would launch its test that diagnoses Down syndrome without an invasive test. Here's my prediction: nothing will change for years.

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