Tag Mark D. Kilby

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Exome Sequencing in the Evaluation of the Fetus With Structural Anomalies

Acknowledgments With thanks to Elizabeth Young (Clinical Scientist, West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory) for her input in the section on cfDNA-based (noninvasive) prenatal testing. Funding Sources Elizabeth Quinlan-Jones is funded through the Department of Health, Wellcome Trust, Health Innovation Challenge…

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
January 2, 2024

Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Role of Cell-Free DNA-Based Prenatal Testing in Twin Pregnancy

Introduction Due to an increasing trend of advancing maternal age at conception, and the increased use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART), the number of twin and higher order multiple pregnancies is increasing in many countries, despite the introduction of the…

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing
January 2, 2024

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Multiple Pregnancy

Introduction The natural incidence of twinning has a large geographical variation, ranging from 54 in 1000 in Nigeria, 12 in 1000 in the United Kingdom, to 4 in 1000 in Japan. This difference is almost entirely due to variations in…

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
January 2, 2024