Our most comprehensive prenatal blood test, the PrenatalSAFE Complete Plus NIPT blood test will assess the sample to identify a wide range of chromosomal abnormalities which can affect the health of your baby or babies. If you receive a high risk result, you will be offered support from a professional Genetic Counsellor at no extra cost. Unlike other providers, our genetic counselling service is included in the price of the test.
Suitable for all expectant mothers and available from 10 weeks onwards, this test provides:
9 key microdeletion syndromes:
5 inherited genetic diseases, including:
Up to 50 De Novo genetic diseases including:
Our test includes a check for sex chromosome aneuploidies, common types of sex chromosome disorders. Sex chromosome aneuploidies refer to conditions in which an individualās sex chromosomes are abnormal in number. Normally, a person has two sex chromosomes, either two X chromosomes (female) or one X and one Y chromosome (male). However, in sex chromosome aneuploidies, there is an extra or missing sex chromosome, leading to various physical and developmental abnormalities.
For example, some common sex chromosome aneuploidies include Turner syndrome (or Monosomy X), which results from a missing X chromosome in females, and Klinefelter syndrome, which results from an extra X chromosome in males. These conditions can affect physical features, such as height and fertility, as well as cognitive and behavioural development.
Aneuploidies refer to conditions in which an individual has an abnormal number of chromosomes in their DNA.
Normally, a person has 46 chromosomes in each cell, with 23 inherited from each parent. However, in autosomal aneuploidies, there is an extra or missing chromosome, leading to various physical and developmental abnormalities.
Our prenatal blood test includes checks all chromosomes for autosomal aneuploidies, deletions or duplications.
Microdeletion syndromes are a group of genetic disorders that occur when a tiny piece of genetic material is missing from a personās DNA. This type of genetic abnormality is called a microdeletion.
These microdeletions can affect one or more genes and can lead to a wide range of physical and developmental abnormalities. Some examples of microdeletion syndromes include
Microdeletion syndromes can be diagnosed through genetic testing and may be identified prenatally or in early childhood. Treatment options depend on the specific symptoms and can include therapies like speech and occupational therapy, as well as medications and surgeries to manage any associated medical conditions.
De Novo diseases are genetic disorders that occur as a result of a spontaneous mutation or genetic abnormality that is not inherited from either parent. This means that the genetic change is not present in either parentās DNA, but instead occurs spontaneously during conception, either in the egg or sperm, or shortly after fertilisation.
De Novo diseases can affect any part of the body and can lead to a wide range of symptoms, depending on the specific genetic abnormality.
Because De Novo conditions are not inherited, they can occur spontaneously in families with no history of the condition.
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