Non-invasive test for Down's syndrome recommended for high-risk women

Non-invasive test for Down's syndrome recommended for high-risk women NHS advisers say that expectant mothers above a certain risk threshold should get new procedure instead of amniocentesis

A new, highly accurate test for Down’s syndrome has been recommended for high-risk women on the NHS.

The simple blood test is used to detect Down’s syndrome and can also pick up two other chromosomal disorders, Patau’s syndrome and Edwards’s syndrome. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Safer Down's test backed for NHS use BBC News
• Hundreds of babies could be saved after Down's Syndrome blood test is approved for NHS The Daily Telegraph