The Harmony® prenatal test is a DNA-based blood screening test for the most common chromosomal abnormalities, including Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Harmony is more accurate than traditional tests and can be performed as early as 10 weeks into pregnancy with just a simple blood test 1,2.
What does the Harmony test tell you?
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).
Is the Harmony test accurate for gender?
The test has: 99% accuracy for gender. more than 99% of fetuses with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) – conventional screening will only detect approximately 70-80% of fetuses with Down syndrome. 97% of fetuses with Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18)