The family was then able to undergo prenatal genetic testing—genetic testing of the fetus in early pregnancy—which showed the unborn baby had not inherited the same genetic disease.

Chosen as the cover story of the global journal Prenatal Diagnosis last August, the study involved 18 cases where both parents were carriers of genetic diseases. Identifai’s system analyzed the ...

For families, a diagnosis can mean access to reproductive options to prevent the occurrence of disease in future pregnancies via prenatal or preimplantation genetic testing.

Triplet repeat disorder testing for diseases like Spinocerebellar ataxias, Fragile X syndrome etc, relies heavily on capillary electrophoresis for detection of repeat expansion. Various examples of ...

Once you have the right database and know disease prevalence based on regions and subgroups, Indian pharma's huge potential ...

Second-trimester ultrasound receipt mediates a considerable portion of the association between public insurance and prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a study ...

Genetic tests may also help confirm a diagnosis that other tests cannot confirm with absolute certainty. For example, a change in the HTT gene may confirm a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease.

The Moratorium on Genetic Testing and Insurance, developed by the Ministry of Health and the Life Insurance Association, ...

Global Amniocentesis Needle Market is valued approximately at USD 175.91 Million in 2022 and is anticipated to grow with a healthy growth rate of more than 6.85% over the forecast period 2023-2030.

While rare genetic diseases are uncommon, as their name suggests, there are more than 7,000 types of disease caused by mutations in more than 5,000 known genes, affecting approximately 300 million ...

A total of 496 pregnant women met the inclusion criteria: 43.3% were publicly insured and 61.5% had prenatal diagnosis. Public insurance was associated with a 12.6% lower probability of prenatal ...