Is Down Syndrome Abnormal?
A friend of mine recently edited my forthcoming ebook (What Every Woman Needs to Know About Prenatal Testing, Patheos Press) to help ensure medical accuracy, and he suggested I replace the word "abnormality" with "chromosomal condition." It took me a ...www.patheos.com
Market for genetic testing of chromosomal abnormalities increasing steadily
ALBANY, NY - The global market for the genetic testing that precedes in vitro fertilization is estimated to be worth $31.9 million in 2011 and is expected to reach $47.4 million in 2018, increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.2 percent from ...www.healthcarefinancenews.com
A Step Toward a Universal Cancer Blood Test
A new cancer blood test looks for abnormal chromosomes, such as the rearrangements in these breast cancer cells (different colors on the same chromosome). Credit: Mira Grigorova and Paul Edwards/University of Cambridge. People usually find out that ...news.sciencemag.org
Verinata Health's verifi® prenatal test Expanded To Include The Most Common ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Verinata Health, Inc., a privately-held company dedicated to maternal and fetal health, today announced that it is expanding the verifi® prenatal test capabilities to include detection of ...www.marketwatch.com
Prenatal Testing: Earlier and More Accurate Than Ever
Sex-selective abortion is the first consequence of such technology to already become a reality, as reflected by the changing gender ratio in China and India.www.theatlantic.com
Data Published in Prenatal Diagnosis Demonstrate Natera's Non-Invasive ...
Data Published in Prenatal Diagnosis Demonstrate Natera's Non-Invasive Prenatal TestingTechnology Enables Accurate Detection of Chromosomal Abnormalities Using Maternal Blood. Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Test Shows High Accuracy Detecting ...www.marketwatch.com
Q&A: Shanghai Children's Medical Center's Yiping Shen on Introducing ...
While Shen has used arrays to identify the causes of developmental delay in 700 patients since introducing testing on the Affymetrix CytoScan HD platform, he said there is room for improvement when it comes to using chromosomal microarrays in China. In ...www.genomeweb.com
New fertility services licensed here
People in Ireland seeking fertility treatment will, for the first time, be able to access a range of new services, including screening of the egg and embryo for chromosomal abnormalities. According to Beacon CARE Fertility, which is based in Dublin, it ...www.irishhealth.com
Lakeville Boy to Be Part of KS95 For Kids Radiothon
Logan was born with a chromosomal abnormality so unusual that it doesn't have a name. "He had two clubfeet, a cleft lip and palate, and a large mass in his abdomen," his mother, Tara, said.lakeville.patch.com
Studies provide first clues of balanced de novo chromosomal rearrangements
Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of three prenatal samples provided a detailed map of the locations of their chromosomal abnormalities in 14 days, scientists reported today at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2012 meeting in San ...www.news-medical.net
Non-invasive prenatal test for at-risk mothers recommended by US medical society
Non-invasive prenatal screening for certain abnormalities in fetal chromosomes should be offered to at-risks mothers, recommends the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).www.bionews.org.uk
About Zoemy… Local 2-year-old has rare chromosome disorder, plus four others
Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality that occurs in 1 in 2,000 females. Normal females have 46 chromosomes, with two sex chromosomes known as "X.hudsonreporter.com
Parents sue hospital for failing to spot son's fatal chromosomal abnormality
The parents of a child with serious disabilities caused by an inherited rare genetic condition who died shortly after birth are suing St George's Hospital, London for failing to test for and identify the condition before birth.www.bionews.org.uk
Parents of baby who died from an 'undetected' genetic fault sue London ...
... spot a genetic fault that should have been detected before he was born, his parents have claimed. Jasper Allibone's parents were unaware he had a rare chromosomal abnormality when he was born and claim it led to the death of their three-month-old son.www.dailymail.co.uk
Whole genome sequencing could become prenatal standard of care
By Piriya Mahendra, medwireNews Reporter. Whole genome sequencing of the DNA code of prenatal samples accurately and quickly identifies the location of chromosomal abnormalities, and could become a prenatal standard of care, researchers propose.www.news-medical.net
Novartis highlights key data in patients with hematologic diseases and breast ...
Tasigna (nilotinib) is approved in more than 90 countries for the treatment of chronic phase and accelerated phase Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (Ph+ CML) in adult patients resistant or intolerant to at least one prior ...www.reuters.com
Natera Publishes Details on Noninvasive Prenatal Sequencing Method, Updates ...
The updated approach demonstrated 100 percent specificity and sensitivity when detecting aneuploidies including trisomies 21, 18, and 13, and sex chromosome abnormalities, such as monosomy X, the company reported. "In the study, we got all of our calls ...www.genomeweb.com
Researchers remove extra chromosome from Down's syndrome cells. Could a ...
Down's syndrome is the result of having three copies of chromosome 21 instead of the usual pair. This results in what's called a trisomy - a genetic anomaly that can often result in altered cellular phenotypes and cogenital abnormalities. Extra ...io9.com
Importance of Chromosomal Microarrays
Following that publication, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics revised its guidelines to recommend that chromosomal arrays be used instead of G-banded karyotyping as the first test to detect genetic abnormalities in post-natal ...www.genomeweb.com
Putrescine Fertility Water Could Keep Aging Eggs In Good Shape
The main reason women over 35 have reduced fertility, more miscarriages and more babies born with birth defects is that they produce more egg cells with the incorrect number of chromosomes. But according to Liu, drinking water or taking a pill laced ...www.blisstree.com
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