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EXpanding Prenatal Cell Free DNA Screening Across moNogenic Disorders (EXPAND)
Sponsor: Natera, Inc.
Summary
The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a single gene Non-Invasive Prenatal Test. The development of this investigational single-gene noninvasive prenatal testing (sgNIPT) for conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Sickle cell disease, alpha thalassemia (a-thalassemia) and beta thalassemia (b-thalassemia) could provide information about the possibility that a child will be born with a serious health condition, in some cases in the absence of reproductive partner screening. In order to develop a test for this purpose, investigators will collect blood samples and medical information from pregnant women who have pregnancies at higher risk for single gene disorders, such as those who are carriers for these conditions or affected by these conditions themselves, medical data from their reproductive partners in some cases, and either genetic testing results or a cheek swab sample from the newborn(s).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
4000
Start Date
2024-01-25
Completion Date
2026-02
Last Updated
2025-10-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Single-gene Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (sgNIPT)
Natera sgNIPT is intended for use in pregnant people whose 'fetus/ fetuses are identified as at increased risk for a single gene disorder when there is no reproductive partner (paternal) screening available or when there is positive reproductive partner screening, but prenatal diagnostic testing is not an option or when there is concern for a single-gene disorder in the fetus/ fetuses irrespective of carrier status (e.g., based on fetal ultrasound findings).
Locations (18)
Valley Perinatal
Glendale, Arizona, United States
Cedars Sinai Prenatal Diagnosis Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
Center for Fetal Medicine and Womens Ultrasound
Los Angeles, California, United States
Natera Inc
San Carlos, California, United States
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Orlando Health Inc. (Winnie Palmer Hsopital)
Orlando, Florida, United States
UMMC WH Univerity Center For Fetal Medicine
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Capital Health
Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
NYU Langone Hospital
Garden City, New York, United States
Northwell (Northshore/LIJ)
New Hyde Park, New York, United States
NYU Langone
New York, New York, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, New York, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Austin Maternal Fetal Medicine/St. Davids Healthcare
Austin, Texas, United States
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Galveston, Texas, United States
PEDIATRIX Medical Services, Inc. Master + Houston
Stafford, Texas, United States