The free triSureFirst genetic testing program "Don't let Down syndrome be a mother's worry" has been launched since April 1, with the desire to support pregnant women across the country to access the modern NIPT triSureFirst prenatal screening test method, detecting dangerous and common birth defects, helping to take better care of pregnancy.
Signing ceremony of sponsorship of 70 triSureFirst test samples between the Institute of Medical Genetics - Gene Solutions and the Department of Health of Dak Lak province
Accordingly, the program offers a total of 800 free genetic test samples to pregnant women. In the initial phase, the program has given away 500 tests at 3 hospitals including Can Tho Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Phu Yen Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Now the program continues to spread to Dak Lak Provincial Department of Health, Gia Lai Department of Health, Dong Nai General Hospital, Cuba - Dong Hoi General Hospital (Quang Binh). At each location, Gene Solutions supports 50 genetic test samples, up to 300 genetic test samples for the project.
In cases where a pregnant woman has a "positive" triSureFirst test result, Gene Solutions will support the cost of amniocentesis/chorionic villus sampling and free CNVSure diagnostic genetic testing (analyzing abnormalities and structures on 23 pairs of chromosomes) to find the ultimate cause of genetic diseases.
triSureFirst inherits the achievements of the NIPT testing method in the world and improves based on the genetic database of thousands of pregnant Vietnamese women, bringing outstanding advantages compared to conventional biochemical screening such as high accuracy of over 99%, fast results, no impact on the fetus, safe for pregnant women.
In particular, the test has a positive predictive value of 94%, meaning that the possibility of the fetus actually having the disease is very high when the test result is positive, helping to reduce the number of unnecessary amniocentesis cases by 25-30 times compared to biochemical screening (positive predictive value of about 3-5%).
50 free triSureFirst test samples were given to pregnant women in Gia Lai province.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on average, 1 in 700 live births will have Down syndrome. In Vietnam, on average, each year there are about 1,800 children born with Down syndrome, 250 children with Edwards syndrome and many other birth defects.
The risk of the fetus having these chromosomal abnormalities often increases with the mother's age. Pregnant women who give birth after the age of 35 are at high risk. However, it is worth noting that most children with Down syndrome are currently born to mothers under the age of 35, because this is a group with a high fertility rate but subjectively ignores important screening milestones.
Program to donate 50 triSureFirst test samples to pregnant women at Phu Yen Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital
A representative of the Institute of Medical Genetics - Gene Solutions said that the unit currently has prenatal genetic testing (NIPT) packages such as triSureFirst, triSure3, triSure9.5, triSure and triSure Procare. The triSure NIPT testing technique developed by the Institute of Medical Genetics - Gene Solutions has been widely applied in Vietnam, helping many pregnant women to access it at a cost 10 times cheaper than testing and sending samples abroad as before.
Since 2018, Gene Solutions has performed triSure NIPT testing on more than 500,000 pregnant women, helping over 65,000 pregnant women avoid unnecessary amniocentesis, bringing peace of mind to parents. Thanks to its many outstanding advantages, triSure NIPT testing has been trusted and prescribed by more than 2,500 obstetricians at 2,000 hospitals/clinics nationwide.
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