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SUMMARY:PLUGS/MTS Webinar: Updates in prenatal genetic screening and testing: current trends and the future
DESCRIPTION:Description of Program Content:  \nPrenatal cell free DNA (cfDNA) screening has become the preferred screening methodology for the common aneuploidies in pregnancy due to its lower false positive rate and higher detection rate. With technological advances\, cfDNA screening has expanded beyond the common aneuploidies and rapidly integrated into clinical care\, at times preceding standardized guidance and diagnostic workflows. Beyond prenatal screening capabilities\, this session will also review changes in the diagnostic testing paradigm and review special challenges and considerations of prenatal whole exome/genome sequencing. \nMeasurable Learning Objectives \nAt the end of this activity the participant will be able to: \n1. Describe current prenatal genetic screening modalities and professional society guidance surrounding screening and diagnostic testing.\n2. Understand the capabilities of cfDNA screening including sex chromosome aneuploidies\, rare autosomal trisomies\, copy number variants\, and single gene disorders\, recognizing the benefits and limitations of such tests and potential causes for discordant cfDNA results.\n3. Identify indications for prenatal diagnostic testing and compare the clinical applications of different laboratory methods used in achieving prenatal genetic diagnosis including whole exome and genome sequencing. \nPresenter Information: \nTeodora Kolarova\, MD\, FACOG\, FACMG\nAssistant Professor\, Maternal Fetal Medicine – Medical Genetics\nDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology\nUniversity of Washington \nJillian Buchan\, MS\, PhD\, FACMG\nAssistant Professor\, Department Laboratory Medicine & Pathology\nAssociate Director\, Genetics & Solid Tumor Laboratory\nUniversity of Washington \nRegistration link below.
URL:https://www.schplugs.org/events/plugs-mts-webinar-updates-in-prenatal-genetic-screening-and-testing-current-trends-and-the-future/
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