The accuracy of cell‐free fetal DNA‐based non‐invasive prenatal testing in singleton pregnancies: a systematic review and bivariate meta‐analysis

FL Mackie, K Hemming, S Allen… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cell‐free fetal DNA (cff DNA) non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is rapidly
expanding, and is being introduced at varying rates depending on country and condition …

cell-free fetal DNA in the maternal circulation as an indication of placental health and disease

ES Taglauer, L Wilkins-Haug, DW Bianchi - Placenta, 2014 - Elsevier
In human pregnancy, the constant turnover of villous trophoblast results in extrusion of
apoptotic material into the maternal circulation. This material includes cell-free (cf) DNA …

Position statement from the Chromosome Abnormality Screening Committee on behalf of the Board of the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis

P Benn, A Borrell, RWK Chiu, H Cuckle… - Prenatal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prenatal diagnosis of chromosome abnormalities through the analysis of
amniocytes or chorionic villus samples (CVS) is an accepted part of prenatal care …

Rare autosomal trisomies, revealed by maternal plasma DNA sequencing, suggest increased risk of feto-placental disease

MD Pertile, M Halks-Miller, N Flowers… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of maternal plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) can
potentially evaluate all 24 chromosomes to identify abnormalities of the placenta, fetus, or …

Circulating fetal cell-free DNA fractions differ in autosomal aneuploidies and monosomy X

RP Rava, A Srinivasan, AJ Sehnert… - Clinical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Noninvasive prenatal testing based on massively parallel sequencing
(MPS) of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma has become rapidly integrated into clinical …

Fetoplacental mosaicism: potential implications for false-positive and false-negative noninvasive prenatal screening results

FR Grati, F Malvestiti, JCPB Ferreira, K Bajaj… - Genetics in …, 2014 - nature.com
Purpose: Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy analyzes cell-free fetal DNA
circulating in the maternal plasma. Because cell-free fetal DNA is mainly of placental …

Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal trisomies 21, 18, 13 and the common sex chromosome aneuploidies from maternal blood using massively parallel genomic …

RP Porreco, TJ Garite, K Maurel, B Marusiak… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this study was to validate the clinical performance of massively
parallel genomic sequencing of cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid contained in specimens from …

Integration of noninvasive DNA testing for aneuploidy into prenatal care: what has happened since the rubber met the road?

DW Bianchi, L Wilkins-Haug - Clinical chemistry, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Over the past 2 years, noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), which uses
massively parallel sequencing to align and count DNA fragments floating in the plasma of …

Genomic diagnosis for pediatric disorders: revolution and evolution

E Lalonde, S Rentas, F Lin, MC Dulik… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Powerful, recent advances in technologies to analyze the genome have had a profound
impact on the practice of medical genetics, both in the laboratory and in the clinic. Increasing …

Noninvasive prenatal testing using a novel analysis pipeline to screen for all autosomal fetal aneuploidies improves pregnancy management

B Bayindir, L Dehaspe, N Brison, P Brady… - European Journal of …, 2015 - nature.com
Noninvasive prenatal testing by massive parallel sequencing of maternal plasma DNA has
rapidly been adopted as a mainstream method for detection of fetal trisomy 21, 18 and 13 …