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Clinical implementation of routine screening for fetal trisomies in the UK NHS : cell‐free DNA test contingent on results from first‐trimester combined test
26 Oct 2015
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OBJECTIVES: Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis of maternal blood for detection of trisomies 21, 18 and 13 is superior to other methods of screening but is expensive. One strategy to maximize performance at reduced cost is to offer cfDNA testing contingent on the results of the first-trimester combined test that is used currently. The objectives of this study were to report the feasibility of implementing such...
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