Current status of non-invasive prenatal testing in Japan.
Osamu SamuraAkihiko SekizawaNobuhiro SuzumoriAiko SasakiSeiji WadaHaruka HamanoueFumiki HiraharaHideaki SawaiHiroaki NakamuraTakahiro YamadaKiyonori MiuraHideaki MasuzakiSetsuko NakayamaTakashi OkaiYoshimasa KameiAkira NambaJun MurotsukiTomohiro TanemotoAkimune FukushimaKazufumi HainoShinya TairakuKeiichi MatsubaraKazuhisa MaedaTakashi KajiMasanobu OgawaHisao OsadaHaruki NishizawaYoko OkamotoTakeshi KanagawaAiko KakiganoMichihiro KitagawaMasaki OgawaShunichiro IzumiYukiko KatagiriNaoki TakeshitaYasuyo KasaiKatsuhiko NaruseReiko NekiHisashi MasuyamaMaki HyodoYukie KawanoTakashi OhbaKiyotake IchizukaYasuhiro KidoToshiyuki FukaoNorio MiharuTakeshi NagamatsuAtsushi WatanabeNaoki HamajimaMasaya HiroseAyako SanuiNahoko ShiratoJunko YotsumotoMiyuki NishiyamaTatsuko HiroseHaruhiko SagoPublished in: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (2017)
Here, we report on the 3-year nationwide experience with NIPT in Japan. It is important to establish a genetic counseling system to enable women to make informed decisions regarding prenatal testing. Moreover, a welfare system is warranted to support women who decide to give birth to and raise children with chromosomal diseases.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- current status
- cervical cancer screening
- copy number
- young adults
- breast cancer risk
- genome wide
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men