Combined screening for Down syndrome in Marseille multidisciplinary prenatal centers

Combined screening for trisomy 21 (CS) is established since January 2010 in multidisciplinary centers for prenatal screening in Marseille. Our work investigates its implementation. To date, the false positive rate is 3.5% and the coverage of the SC after six months is 5.7% in our low-risk population...

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Published inGynécologie, obstétrique & fertilité Vol. 38; no. 12; pp. 786 - 788
Main Authors Ivorra-Deleuze, D, Bretelle, F, Heinemann, M, Lévy, A, Toga, C, Philip, N, Gamerre, M, Boubli, L, D'Ercole, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.12.2010
Subjects
Adult
Down Syndrome - diagnosis
Down Syndrome - genetics
False Negative Reactions
Female
France
Genetic Counseling - methods
Genetic Testing - methods
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First
Trisomy - genetics
France
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Summary:Combined screening for trisomy 21 (CS) is established since January 2010 in multidisciplinary centers for prenatal screening in Marseille. Our work investigates its implementation. To date, the false positive rate is 3.5% and the coverage of the SC after six months is 5.7% in our low-risk population.
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ISSN:1769-6682
DOI:10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.10.008