More on Noninvasive Prenatal Testing - March 18, 2015

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More on Noninvasive Prenatal Testing - March 18, 2015

Non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy and beyond: challenges of responsible innovation in prenatal screening 
Joint Statement from ASHG and ESHG, Eur J Human Genetics, March 19, 2015

MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers for noninvasive detection of fetal trisomy 21.
Lim JH et al. J. Assist. Reprod. Genet. 2015 Mar 8.

Noninvasive prenatal testing and fetal sonographic screening: roundtable discussion.
Lee W et al. J Ultrasound Med 2015 Mar (3) 363-9

An update on current prenatal testing options: first trimester and noninvasive prenatal testing.
Latendresse G et al. J Midwifery Womens Health 2015 Jan (1) 24-36

Detection of fetal subchromosomal abnormalities by sequencing circulating cell-free DNA from maternal plasma.
Zhao C et al. Clin. Chem. 2015 Feb 20.

Early fetal anatomy screening: who, what, when and why?
Van MT et al. Curr. Opin. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015 Apr (2) 143-50

Non-invasive prenatal testing: a review of international implementation and challenges.
Allyse M et al. Int J Womens Health 2015 113-26

Noninvasive prenatal testing using cell-free fetal DNA in maternal plasma.
Dharajiya N et al. Curr Protoc Hum Genet 2015 8.15.1-8.15.20

Expanding the scope of noninvasive prenatal testing: detection of fetal microdeletion syndromes.
Wapner RJ et al. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2015 Mar (3) 332.e1-9

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing: Using Genomics in Reproductive Health - January 27, 2015

DNA blood test gives women a new option for prenatal screening, National Public Radio, Jan 26, 2015

Education module from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS)

Noninvasive prenatal cell-free fetal DNA-based screening for aneuploidies other than trisomy 21,    [PDF 819.23 KB] TEC Assessment, BlueCross Blue Shield, Dec 2014

American College of Medical Genetics statement on noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy, 
Gregg AR, et al. Genet Med. 2013 May;15(5):395-8.  

National Society for Genetic Counselors statement on noninvasive prenatal testing/noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (2012)

Noninvasive prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:  Opinion from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (2012)

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) factsheet,  from the National Coalition for Healthcare Professional Education in Genetics

Recent advances of genomic testing in perinatal medicine.
Peters DG, et al. Semin Perinatol. 2014 Nov 28.

Introducing the non-invasive prenatal test for trisomy 21 in Belgium: a cost-consequences analysis. 
Neyt M, et al.  BMJ Open. 2014 Nov 7;4(11):e005922

An easy test but a hard decision: ethical issues concerning non-invasive prenatal testing for autosomal recessive disorders. 
Skirton H, et al.  Eur J Hum Genet. 2014 Nov 5.