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01/11/2013
The simple blood test couple improve the early detection of Down's syndrome, with fewer needing invasive tests, which can lead to miscarriage.
The study is being funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and developed in collaboration with the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), to see whether the non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should be offered to pregnant women on the NHS.
NIPT detects DNA from a baby in a sample of blood taken from the mother and the new test is reported to be approximately 99% accurate.
The study, which launches this month, will involve the recruitment of women from several maternity units in London and the South East and will look at how NIPT compares with the NHS's current Down's syndrome screening programme.
Lyn Chitty, Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine at GOSH and lead investigator, explained: "This study will look at whether NIPT can improve the safety and accuracy of screening for Down's syndrome. At present, pregnant women who are shown to be at a higher risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome are offered invasive follow-up tests which carry a risk of miscarriage. It is hoped that the introduction of NIPT will reduce the number of these invasive tests, while detecting more cases of Down's syndrome than we currently do.
"We will also evaluate the views, opinions and experiences of women and health professionals.
"One of the very important aspects of our study is looking at ways to ensure women understand the test and the implications of the results so that they can choose whether or not to have it."
(JP/CD)
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Trial For Down's Syndrome Pregnancy Test
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) has said it is to trial a new test that could detect Down's syndrome in a developing foetus.The simple blood test couple improve the early detection of Down's syndrome, with fewer needing invasive tests, which can lead to miscarriage.
The study is being funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and developed in collaboration with the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), to see whether the non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should be offered to pregnant women on the NHS.
NIPT detects DNA from a baby in a sample of blood taken from the mother and the new test is reported to be approximately 99% accurate.
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The study, which launches this month, will involve the recruitment of women from several maternity units in London and the South East and will look at how NIPT compares with the NHS's current Down's syndrome screening programme.
Lyn Chitty, Professor of Genetics and Fetal Medicine at GOSH and lead investigator, explained: "This study will look at whether NIPT can improve the safety and accuracy of screening for Down's syndrome. At present, pregnant women who are shown to be at a higher risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome are offered invasive follow-up tests which carry a risk of miscarriage. It is hoped that the introduction of NIPT will reduce the number of these invasive tests, while detecting more cases of Down's syndrome than we currently do.
"We will also evaluate the views, opinions and experiences of women and health professionals.
"One of the very important aspects of our study is looking at ways to ensure women understand the test and the implications of the results so that they can choose whether or not to have it."
(JP/CD)
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