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Re: Down's Syndrome Screening From: zygote@icsi.net Mon Jul 8 07:42:06 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: freda: "American hospital procedure" Previous message: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening" Next in thread: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening" Joe, I agree with your synopsis. On 5 Jul 2002 at 20:08, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 7/5/02 16:42:14, RModugno@aol.com writes: > > Before this becomes the "standard of care" in the USA, check this > out!  bmj.com Abstracts: Wellesley et al. 325 (7354): 15 > > The conclusions are: > Conclusions: Current additional serum or nuchal translucency screening > techniques for antenatal detection of Down's syndrome are less > advantageous than previously supposed. More pregnant women were aged > over 35 than has been presumed in statistical models used in > demonstration projects of serum screening and, as a result, the > proportion of affected fetuses in this age group is much greater than > predicted. > > So let me see: The people who "invent" and promote new testing methods > and paradigm, and incidentally make $$$ or £££ off of them, seem to > .... ahem... overstate the efficacy and usefulness of the tests and > therapies. Am I right? Then, when real study is done, lo and behold, > the numbers aren't QUITE as good as promised. Oh, well, someone will > make ANOTHER nifty jifty test for Downs, and make a few quid off of > the lecture circuit or with a reference lab... > > Joe P. Next message: freda: "American hospital procedure" Previous message: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening" Next in thread: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Down's Syndrome Screening"

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