在48%的妇女中,产前DNA测试出乎意料地检测出癌症,结果异常,这促使人们呼吁进一步进行孕产妇癌症筛查。 Prenatal DNA tests unexpectedly detected cancer in 48% of women with unusual results, prompting calls for further maternal cancer screening.

在例行产前检查期间,洛杉矶肾脏学家Naseem Khorram博士被诊断为第二阶段Hodgkin淋巴瘤。 During routine prenatal testing, Los Angeles nephrologist Dr. Naseem Khorram was diagnosed with stage II Hodgkin lymphoma. 她参加NIH的研究发现,48%有异常产前DNA测试结果的参与者患癌症。 The study she joined at the NIH found that 48% of participants with unusual prenatal DNA test results had cancer. 用于检查胎儿状况的产前DNA检测可以检测出孕产妇癌症,促使研究人员在结果非典型时建议进一步调查。 Prenatal DNA tests, used to screen for fetal conditions, can detect maternal cancer, prompting researchers to recommend further investigation when results are atypical.