As a woman ages, the second X-chromosome can be lost from some of her cells. This normal biological phenomenon can, however, lead to the false-positive detection of a fetal monosomy X in NIPT, when the fetus is in fact normal.
As a woman ages, the second X-chromosome can be lost from some of her cells. This normal biological phenomenon can, however, lead to the false-positive detection of a fetal monosomy X in NIPT, when the fetus is in fact normal.