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  • Three Things Expecting Parents Need to Know about NIPT in North Macedonia l BGI Perspectives

    Pregnancy is a special period filled with a series of emotional and physical changes for a woman. It comes with many exciting moments for the parents, as well as gynecologists and obstetricians who will manage the pregnancy and the development of the fetus. From the view of Dr. Dimitar Kalchovski, the nation’s well-known healthcare expert, […]

    -- 24 Apr 2023

  • How can whole genome sequencing and carrier test help screening for birth defects l BGI Perspectives

    Dr. Renyi Hua, maternal-fetal medicine and prenatal diagnosis specialist at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, gives us concrete insights about her experience using whole exome sequencing and carrier screening tests. What types of patients are treated at the International Peace Maternity and Children’s Hospital, and what services are offered? Although we are a prenatal […]

    -- 28 Dec 2022

  • What 10 years of experience in non-invasive prenatal testing applications can tell us l BGI Perspectives

    An informative talk with Iris Meng, Foetal Medicine Specialist at the Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital about the applications of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). What are the purposes and goals of prenatal screening methods? We want to determine the high-risk populations from normal pregnancies and provide a diagnosis for these individuals. For example, for trisomy […]

    -- 28 Dec 2022

  • How the latest treatments and prenatal tests help with infertility problems l BGI Perspectives

    As part of a new series seeking to provide future parents with professional advice, “Your Health, Our Concern” interviews Dr. Porrawan Tangtham, an obstetrician and gynecologist specialized in reproductive medicine at Genesis Fertility Clinic (GFC) and Chaophya Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, who shares how prenatal screening tests could help with infertility issues. Dr. Porrawan specializes […]

    -- 23 Nov 2022

  • Nutrition and Prenatal Tests are Vital for Future Parents | BGI Perspectives

    Dr. Prasit Viriyakijpaiboon is a Thai obstetrician, sharing useful tips with families during the pre-pregnancy and pregnancy periods. The pre-pregnancy period is also referred to as “preconception”, the time before and between pregnancies. With over 10 years of experience in this field, Dr. Prasit is also the CEO of Health Smile Company Limited which provides […]

    -- 23 Nov 2022

  • What parents need to know about prenatal tests | BGI Perspectives

    Expecting parents are often advised by their doctors from the department of gynecology and obstetrics to consider noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPT). Parents have many questions with regard to the potential benefits of prenatal screening as they seek to better understand the health status of the mother and baby. To assist in this process, BGI, one […]

    -- 23 Nov 2022

  • How Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) can help expecting parents | BGI Perspectives

    The birth of every new life is to be celebrated. During the first trimester of pregnancy, doctors from the department of gynecology and obstetrics may suggest pregnant mothers undertake noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to screen whether the baby might face increased risk due to chromosomal abnormalities. During pregnancy, some of the baby’s DNA passes into […]

    -- 23 Nov 2021

  • Whole-genome sequencing is a more comprehensive prenatal test l BGI Perspectives

    BGI-Research and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province (MCHH) published whole-genome sequencing research results in npj Genomic Medicine. These results have revealed the genomic architecture of fetal central nervous system (CNS) anomalies systematically in a large cohort for the first time and shares how whole-genome sequencing may enhance detection of fetal CNS anomalies. Fetal central nervous […]

    -- 23 Nov 2021

  • 11 Early Pregnancy Symptoms to Watch For

    Are you pregnant? Look for these early pregnancy symptoms. Some of these first signs of pregnancy can show up just a few short weeks after conception. Before you even pass that pregnancy test and know for sure that you’ve got a baby on board, you may get a heads-up in the form of some early […]

    -- 22 May 2021

  • What About Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)?

    A simple blood test can tell doctors more about your baby than ever before. Learn about the test that’s making genetic screening more reliable. Did you know that pieces of your baby’s DNA circulate in your bloodstream? Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) involves a simple blood screening that analyzes that DNA (it’s called cell-free DNA, or […]

    -- 25 Feb 2021

  • Pregnancy and COVID-19 FAQs

    Can the virus be given to the baby during pregnancy?  We don’t know if a pregnant woman with COVID-19 can pass the virus that causes COVID-19 to her fetus or baby during pregnancy or delivery. At this time, no infants born to mothers with COVID-19 have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. In the small […]

    -- 10 Feb 2021

  • Study Shows NIFTY® Outperforms Other NIPTs

    A couple of years ago, researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong have published a study titled Accurate Description of DNA-Based Noninvasive Prenatal Screening in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that BGI’s NIFTY® test performed better than all other NIPT tests examined. In the […]

    -- 13 Jan 2021

  • NIFTY was the first CFDA Approved Non-Invasive Prenatal Genetic Test

    Did you know BGI Diagnostics’ NIFTY™ test was the first NIPT based on Next Generation Sequencing Technology to be Approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)? On June 30, 2014, the CFDA approved the registration of BGI’s BGISEQ-1000 and BGISEQ-100 sequencers, and its prenatal genetic testing kits for NIFTY™ (Non-Invasive Fetal Trisomy test). […]

    -- 01 Sep 2020

  • Study indicates that the strategy of haplotype-based noninvasive prenatal testing for monogenic conditions has potential applications in clinical practice.

    Did you know BGI Diagnostics’ NIFTY™ test was the first NIPT based on Next Generation Sequencing Technology to be Approved by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)? On June 30, 2014, the CFDA approved the registration of BGI’s BGISEQ-1000 and BGISEQ-100 sequencers, and its prenatal genetic testing kits for NIFTY™ (Non-Invasive Fetal Trisomy test). […]

    -- 01 Sep 2020

  • BGI Study Confirms Accuracy Of Its Non-Invasive Prenatal Test, NIFTY®, In Nearly 147,000 Pregnancies

    BGI has published a study tracking the clinical performance of its whole genome sequencing-based non-invasive prenatal test (the NIFTY® test) in nearly 147,000 pregnancies, the largest such study to date. The results showed high sensitivity and specificity and no significant difference between high-risk and low-risk pregnant women. The study, published today in the journal Ultrasound Obstetrics […]

    -- 28 Jun 2020