The Applications of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
Sponsored Content by BGI GenomicsDec 6 2022Reviewed by Olivia Frost insights from industryIris MengFoetal Medicine SpecialistShanghai First Maternity and Infant Hostipal In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Iris Meng, Foetal Medicine Specialist at the Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital in Shanghai, China, about the applications of non-invasive prenatal testing .
This exciting technology greatly affected our screening strategy. In 2008 we started technology exploration, and in 2012, multi-center trials were performed. In 2014, a guideline was published, approved by the SFDA, and our center became one of the 108 pilot units to perform this test. In 2016, the policies began weaving the NIPT test into the prenatal system.
With the mission of establishing a foetal medical centre that aligns with international standards, Prof Sun and her team spent the last 10 years continuing the development of their centre, and it has now become one of the most important centres that leads the development of foetal medicine in China. What is the NIPT timeline in your center? We have a relatively long history of prenatal diagnosis in China, and we have around 30,000 deliveries per year in our hospital. We have completed over 30,000 cases for CMA and over 100 cases for WGS platform exploration.
What aspects of prenatal testing would you like to be able to explore in the future? I would love to know how NIPT can be more widely applied throughout the industry and if these NIPT numbers would increase in continuity. However, I think this depends on two factors. First, it will be based on whether NIPT is considered cost-effective, and more evidence is needed to determine this. Secondly, there is still a demand for more technical exploration, for example, of MMS or single gene disorders.
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