Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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NIPT (non-invasive prenatal testing)
Test for chromosomal conditions such as trisomies in the fetus by assaying fetal cfDNA or cfRNA in the mother's blood. Because the test assays chromosomes it can also detect fetal sex.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Blood test predicts increased risk of developing pre-eclampsia
A blood test taken in the first trimester of pregnancy to measure cell-free DNA methylation can help to predict the risk of preterm pre-eclampsia...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
UK politicians call for investigation into Chinese NIPT provider
UK politicians have requested an investigation into the Chinese maker of a prenatal genetic test, citing concerns related to its use of genomic data collected in the UK...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
US Court awards further $100 million over prenatal test patents
A Texas court has awarded $100 million more damages to a company whose patents for non-invasive prenatal testing technology were infringed by a competitor...
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Can fertility treatment legislation keep pace with social change?
As a draft bill for surrogacy is published in the UK, Mary Wingfield reflects on the situation in Ireland and asks if legislation surrounding fertility treatment will ever be able to keep pace with changing attitudes...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
