New Breakthroughs in Prenatal Screening, Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. Reveals

New prenatal screening tests that could improve accuracy and reduce the need for amniocentesis and other potentially risky procedures are becoming widely available to pregnant women in what doctors are calling a new era in genetic testing. “We’re at a pivotal time in medical history, where the past 20 years of focused work in the field of genetics has now been translated into testing [that’s more affordable and widely available], said Dr. Genevieve L. Fairbrother, a partner at Obstetrics and Gynecology of Atlanta, who also serves as chief of the medical staff at Atlanta’s Northside Hospital.

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