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PrenatalSAFE®

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Non-invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) offers early genetic screening for chromosomal conditions using just one tube of maternal blood, as early as 10 weeks into a patient’s pregnancy.

NIPT analyses cell free foetal and maternal DNA from a maternal blood sample to screen for common chromosome conditions including trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), and trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome).

Eurofins Biomnis is proud to offer PrenatalSAFE®, a reliable and accurate non-invasive prenatal test which boasts a sensitivity and specificity higher than 99% with a very low incidence of false positives <0.1%, far exceeding other NIPT tests on the market. With PrenatalSAFE®, it is also possible to screen for chromosomes 21, 18, 13 and sex chromosomes (Monosomy X - Turner Syndrome, XXX - Trisomy X, XXY - Klinefelter Syndrome, XYY - Jacobs Syndrome). NIPT testing also has the benefit of early gender determination weeks ahead of other methods.

The PrenatalSAFE® non-invasive prenatal test uses just one tube of maternal blood, eliminating any risk of miscarriage, or other adverse outcomes that are associated with invasive testing procedures such as amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling (CVS).

WHO CAN HAVE THIS TEST:

The PrenatalSAFE® test is ideal for the following cases:

  • Pregnancies where invasive prenatal diagnosis is contraindicated (e.g. risk of miscarriage)
  • Positive first trimester blood test (Bi-Test)
  • Advanced maternal age (> 35 years)
  • Advanced paternal age (> 40 years)
  • Positivity of the first or second trimester screening tests
  • Ultrasound picture of foetal abnormalities suggestive of aneuploidy
  • Personal / family history of chromosomal abnormalities
  • Partner(s) of the carrier pair (i) of balanced translocations.
  • Couples with advanced paternal age (PrenatalSAFE® Complete)
  • All pregnant women with a gestational age of at least 10 weeks can get the test.

HOW IT WORKS:

WE MAKE THE PROCESS SEAMLESS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS.

  1. Patient decides to take the test.
  2. Patient or physician orders the test kit online.
  3. The NIPT kit is shipped to the address provided by patient or physician.
  4. Patient proceeds to attend their blood withdrawal appointment with their doctor, the request form and consent form are completed by patient and clinician.
  5. Blood sample and test request form are sent back to lab on the same day as the sample is taken. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE A COPY OF THE INVOICE WHEN ORDERING ONLINE
  6. Lab processes and analyses the sample.
  7. Test results are sent to the requesting clinician within 7 working days (Depending on requested analysis).

TEST INFORMATION:

  • Sample type:1 x 10 ml tube of whole blood
  • Temperature: Room temperature
  • Method: NGS
  • TAT: 7 working days (Depending on requested analysis).

To find out more and to order the test, please click here.