Did you take the 2Board magazine, which is distributed free of charge at El. Venizelos ?

In 2Board new issue , our geneticist Dr. Gerovassili Ageliki, informs us about the options of a prenatal examination and the best screening test for chromosomal abnormalities ,  cfDNA test.

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KNOW YOUR PRENATAL TESTING OPTIONS!

THE BEST SCREENING TEST FOR CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES IS CFDNA! | 

Which women benefit the most from cell-free fetal DNA prenatal screening? In 2011, MaterniT21, the first non-invasive prenatal cell-free fetal DNA test (cfDNAtest) became available, and since then the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the community of Fetal Maternal Medicine, recommend it as the most accurate screening method for pregnancies at increased risk of chromosomal abnormalities.

Those benefiting the most from the test are pregnant women with intermediate risk (1/100-1/2500 for Down’s syndrome). These are cases where a chromosomal anomaly could fail to be detected since no further testing is recommended.

Indeed at Safembryo, we noticed that most positive results come from this subgroup. Additionally, with the cfDNA test women can benefit from the option to screen for more abnormalities (i.e. sex chromosomal aneuploidies and microdeletions) that cannot be otherwise detected via the ultrasound.

Another category of pregnant women benefiting particularly from the cfDNA test are those with twin pregnancies. These cases are at increased risk for aneuploidies and amniocentesis is avoided due to increased risk of miscarriage.

Therefore, by selecting the appropriate non-invasive cfDNA test, if informed appropriately, pregnant women can get to know a lot about their child’s health safely, at low cost and significantly reduce the chance of failing to detect an anomaly prenatally.

INFO:Dr. Gerovassili Ageliki AKC, BSc, MSc, PhD, Geneticist, Scientific Collaborator at Larissa Medical School, Scientific Director Safembryo, PhD from King’s College London in Prenatal Diagnosis, MSc in Prenatal Genetics and Fetal Medicine www.safembryo.com