Genetic Screening Flashcards
Components of the first trimester screen? Detection rate for Downs?
NT, PAPP-A, free or total HCG
82-87%
Most common aneuploidy in products of conception?
Trisomy 16 (non-viable)
Most frequent monosomy?
Turner’s (Monosomy X)
Most common autosmal aneuploidy in LIVE born infants?
Trisomy 21
When can you perform a NT?
10w0d - 13w6d
What is defined as an enlarged NT?
> /= 3.0 mm
With an enlarged NT what is the likelihood of fetal aneuploidy?
50%
What structures produce AFP?
Glycoprotein secreted by the yolk sac and liver of the fetus
What is the detection rate for open neural tube defects with an elevated maternal serum AFP
65-80%
Is msAFP elevated in CLOSED neural tube defects?
Nope!
At what gestation does the neural tube close?
4 weeks
What other conditions (besides open NTD) are associated with elevated AFP?
- Multiple Gestation
- Fetal abdominal wall defects
- Fetal nephrosis
- Fetal demise
- Placenta conditions that increase risk of adverse outcomes later on in pregnancy
When can you perform cell free DNA testing?
9-10 weeks gestation (until term)
What factors affect the quantity of fetal fraction in cf DNA?
Gestational Age Maternal BMI Med exposure Maternal race Aneuploidy status Fetal or maternal mosaicism Single or multiple gestation
Which screening test in the most sensitive and specific for the common fetal aneuploidies?
cfDNA
> 98-99%
What GA is CVS testing performed?
10w0d-14w0d