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Vanishing twin

A pregnancy in which one twin is lost early, and leftover DNA can affect NIPT results.

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NIPT results interpretation and false positives

NIPT results interpretation and false positives

What an NIPT result is actually measuring NIPT, also called cell-free DNA screening, looks at small fragments of DNA circulating in maternal blood. Most of that signal reflects placental DNA, which is usually representative of the fetus but is not always identical to it. That distinction is why the test is best understood as screening […]