Noninvasive detection of fetal trisomy 21: systematic review and report of quality and outcomes of diagnostic accuracy studies performed between 1997 and 2012
Author(s) -
Elke Mersy,
Luc Smits,
L.A.A.P. van Winden,
Christine de DieSmulders,
Aimée Paulussen,
Merryn Macville,
A. Coumans,
Suzanna G.M. Frints
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
human reproduction update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.977
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 1362-4946
pISSN - 1355-4786
DOI - 10.1093/humupd/dmt001
Subject(s) - trisomy , confidence interval , medicine , meta analysis , prenatal diagnosis , obstetrics , pathology , fetus , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Research on noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) of fetal trisomy 21 is developing fast. Commercial tests have become available. To provide an up-to-date overview of NIPT of trisomy 21, an evaluation of the methodological quality and outcomes of diagnostic accuracy studies was made.
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