Clinical, social and ethical issues associated with non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy

Clinical, social and ethical issues associated with non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), based on analysis of cell-free foetal DNA, is rapidly becoming a preferred method to screen for chromosomal aneuploidy with the technology now available in over 90 countries. This review provides an up-to-date discussion of the key clinical, social and ethical i...

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Main Authors: Blanche Griffin, Samantha Edwards, Lyn S. Chitty, Celine Lewis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subjects:
aneuploidy
cell-free foetal dna
clinical
down syndrome
ethical
non-invasive prenatal testing
social
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2017.1286643

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