{"id":92,"date":"2019-07-12T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T09:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genes2me.com\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:08:53","slug":"what-is-nipt-revealing-the-science-behind-clarit-nipt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genes2me.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/12\/what-is-nipt-revealing-the-science-behind-clarit-nipt\/","title":{"rendered":"What is NIPT ? Revealing the Science behind ClariT NIPT !\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pregnancy is one of the happiest feeling a couple goes through. It is an emotional and beautiful journey that is cherished throughout your life. It is full of happiness and excitement and also comes with a sense of well being. There are numerous routine tests that you undergo just to keep a check on your baby\u2019s health. Any abnormal results from the Maternal Serum Screening tests or abnormal USG findings might turn your happiness into worry and concern. Expecting parents want clarity regarding the health of their baby, this is where ClariT NIPT comes in the picture.<\/strong> Non invasive prenatal screening is significant in finding the genetic disorders associated with the developing baby.
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ClariT NIPT, which is a targeted and\nsensitive technique, have a great impact on specific fears, such as your baby\nhaving the risk of a chromosomal abnormalities like Down Syndrome, Edward\nSyndrome, Patau Syndrome, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Non Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)<\/a> ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of pregnancy, cell free DNA of your baby travels to your blood stream and floats along with your own DNA. ClariT NIPT accurately screens for the fetal cell-free DNA in your blood stream to detect the occurrence of Down\u2019s Syndrome and other trisomy conditions as well. It can be done from 10 weeks+ gestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You must be thinking that this test might bring some risk to your baby, but as the name suggests it is a non-invasive process, which requires a simple blood draw and poses no risk<\/strong> of miscarriage. It is completely safe for the growing fetus. NIPT detect<\/strong> the presence of anomalies affecting chromosomes 21, 18 and 13, also the most common anomalies affecting the sex chromosomes X and Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other tests for checking genetic\nabnormalities in Fetus are invasive. They involve collecting a sample from\ninside the amniotic sac or from the placenta which have a small risk of\nmiscarriage. Therefore it is stressful to decide on whether or not to perform\nsuch a test. However, NIPT is a screening Test which means that High Risk from\nthis test needs to be confirmed through Invasive Testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who should be tested?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n