Microarray testing can only be performed on an amniocentesis or CVS. These tests are more advanced than NIPT and are capable of looking at chromosomes to find out if any of them are missing a small ...

JA Rosenfeld is an employee of Signature Genomic Laboratories, a subsidiary of PerkinElmer, Inc. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or ...

Would you want to know if your unborn baby is at risk of autism? Researchers wrapping up a 4,406-patient study say that a new genetic test that analyzes fetal DNA in more detail than current prenatal ...

A genetic test known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) could help identify the cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or its counterpart in older children, known as sudden unexplained ...

Advancements in technologies have revolutionized the genetic landscape. Chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) becomes a proven method and is implemented to detect gains and losses of DNA and absence ...

An international consortium of genetics experts has issued a consensus statement recommending chromosomal microarray (CMA) as the new standard practice for genetic evaluation of children with ...

A single genetic test could potentially replace the current two-step approach to diagnosing rare developmental disorders in children. This shift could enable earlier diagnoses for families and save ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today that the Applied Biosystems™ CytoScan™ Dx Assay and Applied Biosystems™ ...

Most people are born with 46 chromosomes that are divided into 23 pairs. Chromosome pairs carry genes from each parent, which determine a person’s physical characteristics, like their height or eye ...

Purpose: Small supernumerary marker chromosomes are centric chromosomal segments that, by definition, cannot be characterized unambiguously by conventional chromosome banding. Marker chromosomes are ...

At present, when a woman undergoes preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) in a fertility clinic, doctors are trying to select an egg or an embryo that is healthy and doesn't have a chromosome ...

The human brain is a highly complex structure, and its normal development and functioning is critically dependent on the proper and tightly regulated activity of a large number of genes. Indeed, ...