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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 26.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun 28;215(5):626.e1–626.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.039

Table 5.

Aneuploidy cases missed by cfDNA

Case Age (y) cfDNA Result Serum Screening NT (mm) US findings Karyotype Outcome
1 40 Negative None NA Holoprosencephaly, single umbilical artery 47XX, +13 TOP
2 30 Negative None 3.6 Cystic hygroma 46XX, mosaic chr 18 ring TOP
3 38 +Trisomy 13 None 6.4 Ventriculomegaly, holoprosencephaly, polydactyly 47XY, +18 TOP
4 41 Non-reportable FTS (1/5 risk trisomy 21) 5.9 Absent nasal bone 47XX, +21 TOP

Abbreviations: cfDNA, cell-free fetal DNA; NT, nuchal translucency; US, ultrasound; bottom, termination of pregnancy; FTS, first-trimester screen