NIPT in Clinical Practice

Overview

This training covers key points of NIPT in clinical practice and provides guidance on why and when to do NIPT - its benefits and limitations. 

The following topics are covered in this lecture: 

• What is Non-Invasive Cell-Free DNA Testing?
• Common NIPT methodologies – Counting and SNP technology
• When is the ideal time to do NIPT?
• Why do we need non-invasive test?
• Professional recommendations with benefits and limitations of NIPT – cases in which it is most beneficial and which cases in which it is not ideal.
• Guidance on what to do next in case the test result is Positive, Negative or ‘No result’
• Case presentation and abnormal finding like cancer detection
• Contingent screening approach to reduce invasive testing
• Counseling patients regarding NIPT