How do gestational age and maternal weight (BMI) affect fetal fraction? And what is the importance of separating out maternal fraction from fetal fraction by NIPT?

How do gestational age and maternal weight (BMI) affect fetal fraction? And what is the importance of separating out maternal fraction from fetal fraction by NIPT?

How do gestational age and maternal weight (BMI) affect fetal fraction? And what is the importance of separating out maternal fraction from fetal fraction by NIPT?


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Presenter

Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA

Errol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA

Louis E. Phaneuf Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tufts University School of Medicine
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA