A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...

Recently, the introduction of “cell-free fetal DNA testing” has altered the landscape of prenatal genetic testing further. You may have heard of these tests by their brand names: Harmony or ...

When Charles Cantor and Dennis Lo flew to Pattaya, Thailand in late 2002 to attend a conference, neither man knew they would end up collaborating on a blood test that could one day reduce reliance ...

Pregnant people are routinely offered blood-based, cell-free (cf) DNA sequencing to screen for fetal abnormalities ... for a selection of cancer screening tests. Among 107 people referred for ...

Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in 5-8% of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may also ...

Discover how PEARL, a cfDNA-based method, enhances early preeclampsia detection, offering safer, non-invasive prenatal ...

The discovery that cell ... based testing has transformed prenatal genetic screening to allow earlier, noninvasive fetal trisomy detection, and ‘liquid biopsy’ of circulating tumor DNA ...

Both of these tests provide actual chromosomal analyses and can either confirm or disconfirm an abnormal screening test. Prenatal diagnosis can use cell-free fetal nucleic acids in maternal blood ...

Use of a standardized cell-free (cf)DNA-sequencing and cancer ... including measurement of serum tumor markers, fetal occult blood tests, laboratory tests, and physical examination.

(NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and genetic testing, today announced a new policy for commercial coverage of its cfDNA Fetal RhD noninvasive prenatal test (Fetal RhD NIPT ...

AUSTIN, Texas, February 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and ...

In its 2007 clinical management guidelines ACOG recommended offering prenatal screening and invasive diagnostic testing for fetal aneuploidy to all pregnant women before 20 weeks of gestation ...