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Penta test came back for having high risk of down syndrome. how accurate is this test? will panorama possibly be negative?
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Could be: there may be a one-in-five chance of a false positive or even a one-in-two chance, depending on the mother’s age. If the panorama is negative, then it was likely that the penta test did not screen properly.
Answered 1/20/2017
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