The very first time I had to tell a patient that she was at 25 percent risk of having a baby with cystic fibrosis, she was already 16 weeks pregnant. Only a few months prior, I had graduated and ...

As prenatal genetic testing becomes more common, experts explain what these tests can and cannot predict, how parents should ...

During a pregnancy, women are offered prenatal genetic screening and diagnostic testing to determine whether a fetus is healthy or has certain genetic disorders or anomalies. This information can help ...

Genetic screening is gaining an increasingly large presence in the world of medical care. The technology is advancing rapidly, providing more and more sophisticated information about an individual’s ...

The "Short-read Transpore Rapid Karyotyping," or "STORK" for short, is an inexpensive rapid test created by Columbia University researchers that is able to accurately detect genetic disorders in a ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (MYGN) (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, announced that the Prequel® Prenatal Screen is now ...

prenatal genetic testing Published practice bulletins offer guidance to clinicians on patient education during pregnancy. To provide women with accurate information regarding genetic screening and ...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive genetic test that can screen the blood of pregnant individuals to survey all genes from the fetal genome. A team of investigators from Massachusetts General ...

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is proud to offer a convenient, affordable, and accurate genetic testing option for men and ...

Are would-be parents carrying a genetic risk of serious illnesses that they could potentially pass on to their children? In the USA, doctors recommend that couples have genetic screening before trying ...