Posts Tagged ‘Down’s Syndrome’

Circulating DNA Test For Down’s Syndrome to be Offered by UK NHS

Posted on January 17th, 2016 by healthte

UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is going to offer pregnant women a blood test which uses circulating fetal DNA to determine the risk of trisomies. The current gold standard is ultrasound neuchal scan.  This is the first circulating DNA test to be offered free of charge in the NHS. There is a long list of […]

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