Table 3.
Pre-protocol time period | Post-protocol time period | |||||
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Completed | Abnormal | Abnormal (%) | Completed | Abnormal | Abnormal (%) | |
Karyotype | 307 | 56 | 18 | 33 | 25 | 76 |
22q11.2 testing | 243 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 26 |
Microarray | 292 | 70 | 24 | 94 | 21 | 22 |
The pre-protocol time period had increased utilization of Karyotype and 22q11.2 testing with low yield, but in the post-protocol period these tests were used more efficiently as reflected by an increased yield in abnormal test results. The rate of abnormalities identified by microarray showed no significant difference between the pre-protocol and post-protocol period showing that expanded utilization increases number of patients identified with chromosomal anomalies