News tagged with prenatal screening


ACMG releases statement on noninvasive prenatal screening

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has just released an important new Policy Statement on "Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy." The Statement can be found in the Publications section ...

Other created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research discovers likely basis of birth defect causing premature skull closure in infants

An international team of geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists from 23 institutions across three continents has identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common ...

Genetics created Nov 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

European court urged not to accredit Down's syndrome tests

Groups supporting people with Down's syndrome on Thursday called on the European Court of Human Rights not to recognise the right to tests that would detect the condition before birth.

Other created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Identification of differential proteins in maternal serum with Down syndrome

Prenatal screening for Down syndrome (DS) is still in need of improvement. Perinatal medicine experts have worked hard to find new biomarkers for screening of DS. Dr. Shi he Shao and his co-investigators, from Jiangsu University ...

Medical research created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New prenatal screening test is easier but raises ethical issues

(Medical Xpress) -- New technology and innovations in genetic sequencing are dramatically changing the field of prenatal diagnosis and testing. Peter Benn, professor and director of the Diagnostic Human Genetics ...

Health created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rural mothers-to-be in China lack syphilis testing

(AP) -- Nearly half of pregnant women do not get tested for syphilis in poor areas of southern China where the sexually transmitted disease has seen a resurgence, researchers said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latinas victimized by domestic violence much likelier to experience postpartum depression

Latinas who endure violence at the hands of a partner during or within a year of pregnancy are five times more likely to suffer postpartum depression than women who have not experienced such violence, according to a new study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0