Prenatal Biochemical Screening Only Detects Half Of Chromosomal Abnormalities
Monday, June 2, 2008 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Prenatal biochemical screening tests are widely used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus which can lead to serious handicap, or even death during gestation or in the first few days after birth. But these tests are only able to detect fewer than half of the total chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.