It's time for NIPT
Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), also known as cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening, is a type of prenatal aneuploidy screening test. With a simple maternal blood draw, NIPT can noninvasively screen for the presence of fetal chromosomal aneuploidies as early as week 10.2
Noninvasive
NIPT is as safe and simple as a blood draw.2
Accurate
Gain insights into prenatal genetic health risks with >99% accuracy for trisomies 21, 18, and 13.1
Early
NIPT can be performed as early as week 10 of gestation until term.2
Get the facts about NIPT
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With expanded NIPT, obtain a comprehensive view of all 23 chromosome pairs while limiting risk to your patient. Download this brochure to learn about expanded test options beyond chromosomes 21, 18, and 13.2,3
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Fewer invasive tests mean less maternal and fetal risk
Adopting and implementing NIPT brings several advantages over conventional prenatal serum screening to inform your pregnancy management.4-8
Number of unnecessary invasive procedures for Trisomies 21, 18, AND 13 out of 1000 pregnancies
NIPT
False-positive rate: 0.13%7
~1
unnecessary invasive procedure
vs
Conventional screening
False-positive rate: 4%9
40
unnecessary invasive procedures
Figures shown derived for a hypothetical population of 1000 pregnant women who would receive a false-positive result with each respective test, necessitating confirmatory diagnostic testing.
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References
- Data on file, Illumina, Inc. 2019.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Screening for fetal aneuploidy. Practice Bulletin No. 163. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016;127(5):e123-e137.
- Pertile MD, Halks-Miller M, Flowers N, et al. Rare autosomal trisomies, revealed by maternal plasma DNA sequencing, suggest increased risk of feto-placental disease. Sci Transl Med. 2017;9(405):1-11.
- Platt LD, Janicki MB, Prosen T, et al. Impact of noninvasive prenatal testing in regionally dispersed medical centers in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014;211(4):368.e1-368.e7.
- Larion S, Warsof SL, Romary L, Mlynarczyk M, Peleg D, Abuhamad AZ. Association of combined first-trimester screen and noninvasive prenatal testing on diagnostic procedures. Obstet Gynecol. 2014;123(6):1303-1310.
- Bianchi DW, Parker RL, Wentworth J, et al; for CARE Study Group. DNA sequencing versus standard prenatal aneuploidy screening. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(9):799-808.
- Gil MM, Accurti V, Santacruz B, Plana MN, Nicolaides KH. Analysis of cell-free DNA in maternal blood in screening for aneuploidies: updated meta-analysis. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017;50:302-314.
- Chudova DI, Sehnert AJ, Bianchi DW. Copy-number variation and false positive prenatal screening results. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(1):97-98.
- Santorum M, Wright D, Syngelaki A, Karagioti N, Nicolaides KH. Accuracy of first-trimester combined test in screening for trisomies 21, 18 and 13. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017;49(6):714-720.