FALSE POSITIVE NIPT RESULT DUE TO VANISHING TWIN. CASE REPORT

  • Guoda Buržinskienė Department of Obstetrics adn Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Medicine Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Eglė Machtejevienė Department of Obstetrics adn Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Medicine Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Virginija Ašmonienė Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37499/LAG.569
Keywords: NIPT, false positive non invasive prenatal testing, twin pregnancy, vanishing twin

Abstract

We demonstrate the case of a false positive result of 21 chromosome trisomy in vanishing twin syndrome. Also we present the literature review of false positive NIPT result causes.

Published
2020-12-30
Issue
Vol 23 No 4 (2020)
Section
Clinical case