Previous studies have suggested that the diagnostic accuracy of plasma p-tau217 in people with Down syndrome might be as high ...

A Down's syndrome diagnosis may soon be determined by a simple blood test in pregnant women. Currently, women who want to definitively see if their children may have genetic diseases are faced ...

A pregnant woman's blood contains enough fetal DNA for doctors to check whether the baby would be born with Down syndrome. A new blood test is safe and accurate, but it raises ethical concerns.

Down syndrome occurs in approximately one in 1,000 live births worldwide. Children with Down syndrome have intellectual and some physical disabilities. Many pregnant women get tested for the ...

Mothers at Risk for Having Baby with Down's May Soon Say Goodbye to the Needle. ... Down Syndrome: Simple Blood Test around the Bend? By Aina Hunter. January 12, 2011 / 11:51 AM EST ...

Blood test for Down syndrome creates ethical debate. June 12, 2011, 12:53 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press. By MALCOLM RITTER. The results of the blood test revealed only a risk, but when she ...

Pregnant women in the U.S. who want to know whether they're carrying a fetus with Down syndrome now have access to a commercial genetic blood test that has a 99 per cent accuracy rate.

Prenatal testing to detect Down syndrome is carried out with amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling. Both are invasive tests that carry about a 1% risk of miscarriage. Researchers said Tuesday ...

A simple blood test could soon replace invasive and risky procedures to identify Down syndrome during pregnancy in many cases, researchers said Tuesday. Traditionally, doctors use amniocentesis or ...

The most robust version of the new blood test tested on 314 pregnancies detected Down syndrome in 100 percent of the cases, with only a 2.1 percent false positive rate.

Blood tests that can predict if a fetus will have Down syndrome are increasingly common in prenatal care. But as people with the condition live longer, healthier lives, the tests are sparking debates.