NIPT: current utilization and implications for the future of prenatal genetic counseling

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BACKGROUND: Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for select fetal trisomies became clinically available in 2011. When it was introduced, there were no recommendations from the major governing bodies in prenatal genetics regarding its incorporation. PURPOSE: We sought to determine how genetic counselors have incorporated NIPT into clinical practice and how NIPT has changed the informed consent process. METHODS: We...

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