Acceptance of improved Down's syndrome best questioned
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A UK research team has developed a screening method for Down's syndrome that could detect many more cases of the disorder than current techniques and reduce the number of pregnant women who need to have an invasive amniocentesis test. However, experts said the new method, which integrates measurements from first- and second-trimester screening tests, is unlikely to gain wide acceptance as it would delay a woman's ability to decide whether or not to terminate the pregnancy.
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