Noninvasive prenatal screening could prevent permanent hearing loss in newborns

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect the risk in pregnant mothers of transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV)—a common herpes infection that can cause permanent hearing loss—to their developing babies.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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