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Currently, public healthcare systems pay for this expensive NIPS test only as a second-tier screening for women who have first screened positive on less costly and less accurate biochemical and ultrasound tests. Hence, only after an initial screen has delivered a positive result is NIPS currently used to help women participating in prenatal screening programs avoid a diagnostic amniocentesis...</p></div> <a href="/pegasus/about-the-project/" class="btn">Read more about the project</a> </div> <div id="home-quote"> <div class="rte"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="funders-bottom"> <div class="center-wrapper"> <h2>Our funders</h2> <div id="funders-list-bottom" class="fl-elems"> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/"> <img src="/media/1002/cihr.png" alt="CIHR"/> </a> </div> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://www.genomecanada.ca/"> <img src="/media/1003/genome-canada.png" alt="Genome Canada"/> </a> </div> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://www.genomebc.ca/"> <img src="/media/1004/genome-bc.png" alt="Genome British Columbia"/> </a> </div> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://www.genomequebec.com/"> <img src="/media/1005/genome-qc.png" alt="Genome Québec"/> </a> </div> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://genomealberta.ca/"> <img src="/media/1006/genome-alberta.png" alt="Genome Alberta"/> </a> </div> <div class="funder-bottom"> <a href="http://www.mesrst.gouv.qc.ca/"> <img src="/media/1007/ministere.png" alt="Enseignement supérieur, recherche, science et technologie"/> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="center-wrapper"> <div id="footer-nav"> <a href="/pegasus/about-the-project/">About the project</a> <a href="/pegasus/investigators/">Investigators</a> <a href="/pegasus/research-oversight-committee/">Research Oversight Committee</a> <a href="/pegasus/end-user-committee/">End-User Committee</a> <a href="/pegasus/calculator/">Calculator</a> <a href="/pegasus/publications/">Publications</a> <br/> <a href="/pegasus/contact-us/">Contact Us</a> <a href="1129">Member section</a> <a href="/fr">Français</a> </div> </div> </footer> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-161550-26']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function () { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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