Blood test for down syndrome diagnosis?

Re: Blood test for down syndrome diagnosis?

• BobbiJanay07

  February 2012

  I did a few weeks ago.
  

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• damabo80 member

  February 2012

  I thought it was called the nt scan combined with the quad screen?

  
  

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• OCIrishBruin

  February 2012

  I have not.  Interesting.

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• jen629 member

  February 2012

  I believe it is a completely different test

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• adkhiker member

  February 2012

  There is a new test called Materniti21 or something similar. If it is the same one, it is actually already available in a small number of metro areas. It is still a screening test but is supposed to have a high level of accuracy for DS.
  

  

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• vflipo member

  February 2012

  Interesting!
  

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• Kira98

  February 2012

  Lurking. . .

  This test actually came out in October in select cities.  It is called MaterniT21 and the detection rate for T21 is supposedly 99%, although there are a small number of false positives, so they recommend amnio or CVS to confirm a positive result.  It can also detect T13 and T18.  It is currently only being offered to women who are at high risk (including those over 35).

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• babes12 member

  February 2012

  yes i did hear about it.  I think i heard about it when i was pg. w/ DD. 

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• hopeandlove0417

  February 2012

  I had read an article months and months ago about a blood test that can be done as early as 9weeks. In the article the headline was about detecting the sex through it.....they said it can detect genetic disorders too. I was a bit upset that the headline was about the gender instead of what i thought was the most important thing! I dont know if its the same test your talking about though. I think i remember reading that its already available in Europe too.
  

  
  
  
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• jeffrae member

  March 2012

  90% seems pretty good.  I still am not a fan of those tests after I got a "false positive" during the Quad Screen.  But a data point is a data point.
  

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