by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 11, 2026 | Rare Diseases
A simple blood test. No needles into the womb. No risk to the baby. And meaningful information about your baby’s chromosomes available as early as the tenth week of pregnancy. Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing, commonly called NIPT, has changed prenatal care...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 10, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Short answer: rarely. Here’s exactly why, and what to do next. Quick answer: A “soft marker” is a small, non-structural variation your sonographer noticed on a routine ultrasound. Most of the time, it means nothing at all — it’s simply how your...
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by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 9, 2026 | Rare Diseases
A plain-language guide to understanding the difference between prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis — and how to decide which path is right for your pregnancy. Quick Answer NIPT (Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing) is a screening test. It uses a blood sample to...
by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 8, 2026 | Rare Diseases
Medically reviewed by Team Genetidoc, with insights from our genetic counselors Watching a parent lose their memory, and eventually their independence, is one of the hardest things a family can go through. There’s no cure. There’s no way to reverse it once...
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by Dr Roshan Daniel | Sep 3, 2026 | Rare Diseases
If a genetic test can’t cure cancer, why get one before you’re sick? Because knowing your risk early is what lets you catch disease before it becomes an emergency — or avoid needless worry altogether. Quick answer: Predictive genetic testing looks for gene...
