Rapid Prenatal Diagnosis Using Targeted Exome Sequencing: A Cohort Study to Assess Feasibility and Potential Impact on Prenatal Counseling and Pregnancy Management

(Abstracted from Genet Med 2018;20(11):1430–1437)
Unexpected fetal abnormalities occur in 2% to 5% of pregnancies. Although traditional cytogenetic and microarray approaches achieve diagnosis in approximately 40% of cases, lack of diagnosis in others impedes parental counseling, informed decision making, and pregnancy management.

Source: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey - April 1, 2019 Category: OBGYN Tags: OBSTETRICS: GENETICS Source Type: research