In 107 patients, 48.6% of those who received unusual or nonreportable clinical cfDNA-sequencing results had an occult cancer, reported Diana W. Bianchi, MD, of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National ...

A DNA screening to look for fetal abnormalities can render some unexpected results. According to a new analysis, a cell-free DNA screening to test for chromosomal disorders can also reveal undetected ...

Clinical information of the collected samples. (A) The age distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (B) The weight distribution of the normal group and GDM group. (C) The sample time ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found previously undetected cancers in 48.6% of pregnant people who had abnormal results for prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing used to ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found previously undetected cancers in 48.6% of pregnant people who had abnormal results for prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing used to ...

A key obstacle in isolating cfDNA is the intricate, labor-intensive manual process required by existing protocols to extract it for downstream processing. This article introduces a unique automated ...

Scientists increasingly appreciate the importance of molecular testing for early cancer detection. 1 Cell free DNA (cfDNA) analysis eliminates the need for invasive tissue biopsies for detection, ...

Findings were seen in pregnant or postpartum women who receive unusual or nonreportable clinical cell-fee DNA-sequencing results. HealthDay News — Almost half of pregnant or postpartum women with ...