A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect pregnant mothers at risk for transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV) — ...

(RTTNews) - Myriad Genetics, Inc. (MYGN), a genetic testing and precision medicine company, on Wednesday announced its groundbreaking study results on the Prequel Prenatal Screen with AMPLIFY ...

Prenatal screening not only helps detect birth defects and chromosomal abnormalities early, but also helps doctors make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Non-invasive prenatal testing, or NIPT, now shapes critical ...

In the article that accompanies this editorial, Heesterbeek et al 1 describe clinical follow-up of pregnant women in the Netherlands who had noninvasive prenatal testing results that were suspicious ...

A prenatal test taken by millions of pregnant women globally was developed by Chinese gene company BGI Group in collaboration with the Chinese military and is being used by the firm to collect genetic ...

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 ...

Blood tests on pregnant people that look for rare and devastating developmental conditions in fetuses are often wrong, according to an investigation from The New York Times. The blood testing ...

Ms. Becker, who writes about parenting, disability and religion, is the author of the forthcoming “To Be Made Well,” about what healing looks like on a personal and societal level. Our 16-year-old ...