Autoimmune disorders but not heparin are associated with cell-free fetal DNA test failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have suggested a possible association between heparin treatment at the time of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing and a non-reportable result. However, these studies lack of proper methodology and had a low level of proof to firmly incriminate heparin. Our objective was to investigate further the relationship between heparin treatment and cfDNA test results.

Methods

Two complementary approaches were used for the demonstration. First, we conducted a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients with a singleton pregnancy, screened for aneuploidies by using cfDNA, but with a non-reportable cfDNA result. We included patients between 2013 and 2016 including the patients from the DEPOSA study as controls. CfDNA testing was performed by massive parallel seque

SUBMITTER: Dabi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276207 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature