The Harmony test analyzes cell free DNA in maternal blood and gives a strong indication of whether the baby is at high or low chance of having trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) or trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome).

Does NIPT detect triploidy?

Other NIPT approaches, which are used by other commercial providers and rely on counting methods to determine fetal chromosome copy number, are unable to determine fetal haplotype and, thus, triploidy or vanishing twins, according to the authors.

Which NIPT tests for triploidy?

Because Panorama uses a unique technology to truly distinguish between the mother's and the baby's DNA, it is the only NIPT that tests for triploidy, and it has the highest accuracy in determining the sex of the baby (optional).