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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Fetal Medicine 2017; 04(03): 125-130
DOI: 10.1007/s40556-017-0122-6
Review Article

Current Concepts in Noninvasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS)

Samantha Leonard
1   Natera Inc, 201 Industrial Rd., 94070, San Carlos, CA, USA
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Abstract

Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) represents a significant advance in prenatal screening for trisomy 21 and other conditions. Like any new and rapidly developing technology, it is important for healthcare providers to keep up to date with current and developing issues to help ensure that users of tests such as NIPS are well informed. This review intends to outline and explain some of the main current issues with regards to NIPS and to look ahead to the future, in order to increase understanding and inform debate.

Keywords

Noninvasive prenatal screening - SNP - Fetal fraction - Expanded screening


Publication History

Received: 23 January 2017

Accepted: 16 March 2017

Article published online:
08 May 2023

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