O: Minimum Plan
The Minimum Plan examines for abnormalities in chromosomes 21, 18, and 13.
※ This is the same testing performed at accredited facilities.
Recommended to:
Recommended for mothers that want to keep cost down but still retain quality testing results
Diseases that can be detected by this test
Chromosome | Disease/Disorder | Occurrence rate |
---|---|---|
21 | Down syndrome | 1 in 700 |
18 | Edwards syndrome | 1 in 6,000 |
13 | Patau syndrome | 1 in 10,000 |
Down syndrome is the most common intellectual disability caused by genetic problems,and its physical characteristics include grow impairment, loss of muscle tone, and distinctive facial features. Complications include thyroid disease, otolaryngological disease, ophthalmological disease. Some of which may require medical treatment, such as congenital heart disease, which may also result in organ damage.
Many of these children attend local schools or special needs schools with support classes. They may be active in sports, the arts, and many other areas.
Edwards syndrome is may be caused by developmental failure in utero, most often resulting in miscarriages or stillbirths. Most of those born alive have multiple congenital defects in the brain, heart, and other organs, and many die before the age of one, while those who survive have problems with intellectual disability and developmental disabilities. Their physical characteristics include growth impairment from the fetal stage, and breathing and eating problems. Complications include heart disease (90%), gastrointestinal malformations, cleft lip and palate, and joint contractures.
Most children with Patau Syndrome will have congenital defects in the brain and other organs. Most of the children with this condition are miscarried or stillborn, and 80% of those who survive at birth die before the age of one month. 10% of the children with this condition die within a year of birth.
Their physical characteristics include growth impairment ,and breathing and eating problems/disorders.
Complications include cleft lip and palate, polydactyly, eye disease, heart disease (80%), and holoprosencephaly, which are congenital defects in the brain and organs.
A quarter of those with positive results didn’t know they turned positive
2.56%( around 518 people) of the total number of patients in the HUMEDIT NIPT had positive results. (*As of March 2020 – June 2021)
About 27.3% of them were not able to find out that they had tested positive for a disease other than the ones that are reported/tested by the plan they selected.
Positivity Report
Source: HUMEDIT Research
Assuming 100% of those who were positive, whether or not the results are reported.
The 49.9% of all the pregnant women who took the Minimum plan were detected to have chromosomal abnormalities not included in to the test coverage: Chromosome 21,18 &13 trisomy/monosomy.
Below is a chart showing the range of diseases that can be reported under the Minimum Plan based on the percentage of overall disease types for those who are found to have a disease/disorder.
Scope of report on results of Full Set & Minimum Plan
Source: HUMEDIT Research
Consider a Full Set Plan that includes a very detailed examination.
The minimum plan offers affordable costs and examines chromosomes 21, 18, and 13 in case there is one fetus (single fetus) or twins.
Blood extraction is done in the Philippines and sent to Japan for blood results and analysis.