Non-invasive first trimester blood test reliably detects Down's syndrome

Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

Cell-free fetal DNA testing, which measures the relative amount of free fetal DNA in a pregnant woman's blood, is a new screening test that indicates the risk of Down syndrome (trisomy 21), researchers report.

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