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. 2012 Dec 5;21(7):725–730. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2012.253

Table 2. CMA results according to the indication for prenatal diagnosis.

    No. Samples with a pathogenic CNV (%)
Indication No. of Samples analyzed (%) Detected by conventional karyotyping Not detected by conventional karyotyping Total CMA detection rate (%)
Abnormal ultrasound findings 95 (3.2) 20 (76.9) 6 (23.1) 26 (27.4) 6.3
Advanced maternal age 1118 (37.3) 28 (82.4) 6 (17.6) 34 (3.0) 0.5
Parental anxiety 1675 (55.8) 17 (60.7) 11 (39.3) 28 (1.7) 0.7
Abnormal fetal karyotype 25 (0.8) 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0) 4 (16.0) 4.0
Abnormal maternal serum screening test 29 (1.0) 3 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (10.3) 0.0
Family history of a genetic condition 25 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.0
Cell culture failure 33 (1.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0.0
           
High risk pregnancies (abnormal ultrasound findings+abnormal fetal karyotype) 120 (4.0) 23 (76.7) 7 (23.3) 30 (25.0) 5.8
Low risk pregnancies (advanced maternal age+ parental anxiety+abnormal maternal serum screening test+family history of a genetic condition+cell culture failure) 2880 (96.0) 48 (73.8) 17 (26.2) 65 (2.3) 0.6
Total 3000 71 (74.7) 24 (25.3) 95 (3.2) 0.8