Prenatal Testing

Biomarker Panel May Help Predict Gestational Diabetes Early in Pregnancy

Researchers may have identified an effective way of detecting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) earlier in pregnancy.

Prenatal Testing

BioReference Laboratories Acquires Prenatal Testing Business from Roche

BioReference Laboratories, Inc. has acquired the U.S. Ariosa centralized laboratory prenatal testing business from Roche.

Prenatal Testing

Progenity Test for Triaging Preeclampsia Passes Key Development Milestone

This proprietary test is a multi-analyte protein biomarker assay which is designed to be run from a simple blood draw.

Prenatal Screening Identifies More Couples at Risk for Birth Defects

May 13, 2019 | Prenatal Testing, Research

The Foresight carrier screen identified 45% more couples at risk for having a child with cystic fibrosis than current guideline-based testing.

Next-Generation Multiplexing

Mar 27, 2019 | Microscopy, Prenatal Testing, Software

A novel multiplexing platform called ‘high definition polymerase chain reaction’ brings together widely used, low-cost chemistries and qPCR instrumentation with proprietary data science algorithms to enable streamlined multiplex test development and very affordable test deliverables.

Parsortix Harvests Fetal Cells from the Blood of Pregnant Women

Dec 20, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Research

The Parsortix system offers the potential to extend NIPT to a wide range of conditions not feasible with existing techniques.

Study Validates Biomarker for Aneuploidy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Sep 24, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Research

Statisticians used data from more than a million Panorama tests to devise an algorithm that computes a fetal fraction-based risk score for pregnancy.

August/September Product News

Aug 30, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Software

This month’s Product News section features products from Qiagen, ELITechGroup Biomedical Systems, and DiaSorin Molecular.

Natera Announces New Clinical Utility Data and Issuance of CPT Code for NIPT in Twin Pregnancies

Jul 16, 2018 | Hematology & Serology, Prenatal Testing, Transfusion & Transplantation Tests

A noninvasive prenatal test for zygosity in twin pregnancies enables obstetricians to triage patients and avoid both overtreatment and undertreatment.

Qiagen, Natera Partner to Develop NGS Assays

Apr 26, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Software

For use on Qiagen’s next-generation sequencing system, the cell-free DNA assays will enable access to genetic testing, including prenatal screening, in hospitals and laboratories globally.

Illumina, Harvard Pilgrim Expand Access to Next-Generation Sequencing for NIPT

Mar 14, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Womens Health

Illumina has signed a contract with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care to accelerate patient access to next-generation sequencing for noninvasive prenatal testing.

BD Launches Blood Collection Tube for Cancer, Noninvasive Prenatal Testing Applications

Mar 14, 2018 | Prenatal Testing, Tubes

The plastic blood collection tube incorporates a proprietary sample stabilization additive and BD Vacutainer Hemogard technology, and was designed to ensure accurate and reproducible results in molecular diagnostic testing applications using circulating cell-free DNA.

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