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Human Reproduction Update Advance Access published online on May 3, 2006
Human Reproduction Update, doi:10.1093/humupd/dml021
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received January 27, 2006
Revised March 21, 2006
Accepted March 31, 2006

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An update on antenatal screening for Down’s syndrome and specific implications for assisted reproduction pregnancies

Boaz Weisz 1 * and Charles H. Rodeck 2

1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College London, London, UK

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Boaz Weisz, E-mail: boazmd{at}zahav.net.il


  Abstract

Since the introduction of antenatal serum screening for Down’s syndrome (DS) more than two decades ago, several screening approaches have been utilized in routine clinical practice. The current DS screening strategies involve mid-trimester serum biochemistry tests, first trimester tests combining sonographic markers and serum biochemistry and integration of first and second trimester markers. In this review, we evaluate the performance of DS screening strategies according to the Serum, Urine and Ultrasound Screening Study (SURUSS), the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risks (FASTER) Trial and the Serum Biochemistry and Fetal Nuchal Translucency Screening (BUN) Study. We also evaluate the performance of first trimester screening in studies and meta-analyses by other groups. Specific issues related to assisted reproduction technology (ART) pregnancies are also addressed in this review.

Keywords: Down’s syndrome/integrated screening/nuchal translucency/screening.
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