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Referral patterns for microarray testing in prenatal diagnosis.
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PMID:  22467165     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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OBJECTIVE: To understand the prenatal referral patterns from the United States, Canada, and Israel for two whole-genome microarray platforms, each with a different resolution.
METHOD: Physicians selected one of the two array designs to be performed on 1483 prenatal specimens for a 1-year period. We retrospectively examined detection rates, indications for study, and physician array selection.
RESULTS: The lower resolution array (55 K) showed an ~32% decrease in the detection of results of unclear clinical significance while retaining the ability to detect all but one significant abnormality identified by the higher resolution array (135 K). A majority of samples were referred for abnormal ultrasound findings. Whereas the United States and Canada utilized the higher resolution array more often for this indication, Israel preferred the 55 K array. Referral patterns for parental anxiety were similar for the United States and Israel, with most cases being tested on the 55 K array. Few cases were referred for advanced maternal age or family history of a genetic condition from either Canada or Israel.
CONCLUSION: Referral patterns varied between the countries and between indications for study. Understanding these differences will provide laboratories the critical information needed to develop array designs to meet the medical needs and patient desires for prenatal testing. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Authors:
Lisa G Shaffer; Mindy Preston Dabell; Jill A Rosenfeld; Nicholas J Neill; Blake C Ballif; Justine Coppinger; Noa Rinzler Diwan; Karen Chong; Mordechai Shohat; David Chitayat
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Prenatal diagnosis     Volume:  32     ISSN:  1097-0223     ISO Abbreviation:  Prenat. Diagn.     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-04-02     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8106540     Medline TA:  Prenat Diagn     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  344-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Signature Genomic Laboratories, PerkinElmer, Inc., Spokane, WA, USA. lisa.shaffer@perkinelmer.com.
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