Results of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Compare Well to Those From Invasive Methods, with Better Safety and Cost

Noninvasive sequencing expands prenatal genetic screening capabilities

While non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic problems in a fetus, it is currently limited and thus misses many genetic causes of abnormalities.

Results of non-invasive prenatal testing compare well to those from invasive methods, with better safety and cost

While noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionized prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic problems in a fetus, it is currently limited and thus misses many genetic causes of abnormalities. But a new technique, to be presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics, introduces a technology called noninvasive fetal sequencing (NIFS) that will simultaneously screen almost 23,000 genes, as well as all of the conditions currently captured by NIPT, in pregnancies both with and without a previously detected fetal anomaly.

New blood test may detect thousands of genetic disorders during pregnancy

This potentially reduces the need for invasive diagnostic procedures during pregnancy.

Breakthrough Non-Invasive Prenatal Test Matches Invasive Methods in

A groundbreaking innovation in prenatal diagnostics is set to redefine how fetal genetic screening is performed. At the forefront of this development is non-invasive fetal sequencing (NIFS), a technology that promises to deliver comprehensive genetic analysis of nearly 23,000 genes from a simple maternal blood sample. This novel approach, unveiled at the annual conference of […]

Maternal Blood Test Allows Comprehensive Genetic Fetal Screening

A technique called non-invasive fetal sequencing (NIFS), developed by scientists at Harvard University, allows accurate and comprehensive genetic screening of a fetus using only a blood test from the expectant mother. At the European Society of Human Genetics conference in Gothenburg this week, the researchers report that the technique allowed them to identify 97% of all the genetic variants normally identified using more invasive testing during…