Screening and Testing in Multiples - 27/05/16
, Stephanie Andriole, MS, CGC a, Shara M. Evans, MSc, MPH b, dRésumé |
The choice of screening or invasive procedure in twin pregnancies is a personal choice of whether the patient wishes to take a small risk of having a baby with a serious disorder versus a small risk of having a complication because she wishes to avoid that. How to interpret such risks has profound effects on the perceived value of techniques, either leading to a decision to screening or going directly to chorionic villus sampling. There are profound issues surrounding the data and the interpretation of the data. No single short review can exhaustively examine all of the issues.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Prenatal screening, Cell-free fetal DNA, Free β-hCG, Amniocentesis, CVS, Fetal reduction, Multiple pregnancy risks
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| This article is an update of an article previously published in Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, Volume 30, Issue 3, September 2010. |
Vol 36 - N° 2
P. 289-303 - juin 2016 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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