BANGALORE/CHICAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Shares of Sequenom Inc shot up 17 percent on Monday amid speculations that the genetic analysis products maker may soon release positive results on its prenatal ...

Witkowski underwent a test to see if the baby she was carrying had Down syndrome. When the test came back positive, her doctor started talking immediately about abortion, a step Witkowski rejected.

By Dr Lynda Nazareth Down’s syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities that affects approximately 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide, according to the World Health ...

A novel study analyzing the cost-effectiveness of different Down syndrome (DS) screening strategies. The result confirms that non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) outperforms second-trimester serum ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A new non-invasive test that examines fetal DNA can pick up genetic abnormalities such as Down's syndrome, researchers said on Friday. Sign up here. Unlike more intrusive tests that ...

Known by its popular name, Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder that results in a recognizable and identifiable ...