Last month, San Diego-based biotech company Sequenom released its long-awaited early pregnancy test for Down syndrome. Unlike previous methods such as amniocentesis, which carries a significant risk ...

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A novel study has analyzed the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum ...

LONDON -- Using ultrasound to look for the nose bone in early pregnancy could help to identify Down syndrome babies sooner, new research suggests. Some experts say the test, described for the first ...

For anyone who has paid any attention to prenatal screening, abortion and Down syndrome in recent years, it will come as no surprise that increased availability of prenatal screening leads to a ...

WASHINGTON - There's a big change coming for pregnant women: Down syndrome testing no longer hinges on whether they're older than 35. This week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

Skotko, who serves on the board of the National Down Syndrome Society. He cites one study that concludes the number of Down syndrome births in the nation dropped 11 percent between 1989 and 2006, a ...