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BBC News - Simple test could detect Down's
Health and Beauty: Simple test could detect Down's
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Gifts45.com submitted 2010/6/30 9:50, published 2010/6/30 9:50 | 504 views
Tags: Down's-syndrome, health, test
Tags: Down's-syndrome, health, test
A blood test during pregnancy could one day replace more invasive tests for Down's syndrome, say researchers.
High-risk women are currently offered an amniocentesis test, which carries a risk of miscarriage.
But Dutch researchers told a fertility conference they are on the verge of developing an accurate way of testing the mother's blood for chromosome disorders in the foetus.
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