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As The Pendulum SwingsFrom: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)Thu Nov 13 06:08:20 2003
In the latest ObGyn News - "First-trimester screening for Down syndrome using nuchal translucency measurements and serum markers will soon be the standard of care, Dr. Ray O. Bahado-Singh predicted at a conference on high-risk obstetrics sponsored by Symposia Medicus. “I anticipate that in a very short time invasive testing for Down syndrome will be very much the exception rather than the rule. It is pretty clear, at least from preliminary data, that we will be able to identify well in excess of 90% of affected fetuses in the first trimester,” he said. The anticipated shift from second- to first-trimester screening for chromosomal abnormalities is expected to follow the release of U.S. data from the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) trial in early 2004. Half of perinatologists are already doing first-trimester screening, Dr. Bahado-Singh said. “The reality is that even without the official designation of gold standard, [first-trimester screening] is already being widely used in the community,” he said. " http://www2.eobgynnews.com/scripts/om.dll/serve art It seems the US is catching up to the rest of the world.
-- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker
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