[HTML][HTML] Noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) for fetal chromosome abnormalities in a general-risk population: An evidence-based clinical guideline of the American …

JS Dungan, S Klugman, S Darilek, J Malinowski… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This workgroup aimed to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for
the use of noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) for pregnant individuals at general risk for …

[HTML][HTML] Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis

DS Newberger - American family physician, 2000 - aafp.org
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brand logo DAVID S. NEWBERGER, MD Am Fam Physician. 2000;62(4):825-832 A more recent …

Aneuploidy screening in the first trimester

K Spencer - American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the performance of first trimester screening for chromosomal anomalies
using various combinations of ultrasound and maternal serum biochemical modalities …

Changing demographics of advanced maternal age (AMA) and the impact on the predicted incidence of Down syndrome in the United States: implications for prenatal …

RG Resta - American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This study documents the changes in the percentages of advanced maternal age (AMA)
pregnancies in the United States and in Washington State, underlying demographic factors …

Age related detection and false positive rates when screening for Down's Syndrome in the first trimester using fetal nuchal translucency and maternal serum free βhCG …

K Spencer - British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective To determine how first trimester detection rates for Down's Syndrome vary with
maternal age and to calculate the predictive value of an increased risk report at various …

Chromosome abnormalities investigated by non‐invasive prenatal testing account for approximately 50% of fetal unbalances associated with relevant clinical …

FR Grati, A Barlocco, B Grimi, S Milani… - American journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
During the past 20 years non‐invasive screening tests have been increasingly utilized in
prenatal diagnosis (PD) practice. Considerable effort has been exerted by multicenter …

The introduction of the absolute risk for the detection of fetal aneuploidies in the first-trimester screening

F Padula, AS Lagana, SG Vitale… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Maternal age is a crucial factor in fetal aneuploidy screening, resulting in an
increased rate of false-positive cases in older women and false-negative cases in younger …

Estimates for the sensitivity and false‐positive rates for second trimester serum screening for Down syndrome and trisomy 18 with adjustment for cross‐identification …

PA Benn, J Ying, T Beazoglou, JFX Egan - Prenatal Diagnosis, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Second trimester screening for fetal Down syndrome and trisomy 18 is available through
separate protocols that combine the maternal age‐specific risk and the analysis of maternal …

Triple-marker test as screening for Down syndrome: a meta-analysis

A Conde-Agudelo, AC Kafury-Goeta - Obstetrical & gynecological …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
The effectiveness of triple-marker testing as screening for Down syndrome needs to be
evaluated by means of formal meta-analytic techniques. We did a MEDLINE search to …

The advantages of using triple-marker screening for chromosomal abnormalities

LH Kellner, RR Weiss, Z Weiner, M Neuer… - American journal of …, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the utility of triple-marker serum screening for
chromosomal abnormalities. STUDY DESIGN: Our laboratory received 10,605 samples that …