Mon.Apr 15, 2024

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AMPLIFY™ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

For any parent, learning after delivery that their baby may have a serious chromosomal condition can be heartbreaking and scary. Unfortunately, some conditions are very difficult to detect during pregnancy without invasive diagnostic testing, which may not be indicated for a young, healthy pregnant person with a typically progressing pregnancy.  Such is the case with the 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, a relatively common and potentially serious chromosomal abnormality. 22q, as it is colloquia