Non-invasive Gene Detection: Which Fetal Abnormalities Can Be Screened?

The 30-year-old Liu was told by the hospital that the test results of Down’s screening she did at the 16th week of pregnancy showed [high risk], that is, the risk of her fetus suffering from Down’s syndrome (also known as [fetal trisomy 21] or Down’s syndrome) was higher. Doctors advised Ms. Chen to further confirm the diagnosis by amniocentesis. However, amniocentesis is traumatic after all, and the risk of abortion is relatively high. If you don’t do it, you worry that if you really have bad luck and give birth to a Down’s son, the consequences will be unimaginable. Do it or not? Just when Ms. Liu’s family was at a loss, they overheard friends say that there is now Read More …