FAQ for healthcare professionals
What is cell-free DNA (cfDNA)?
Cell-free DNA refers to fragments of DNA circulating in peripheral blood, which are likely released during cell turnover. The non-invasive Harmony Prenatal Test detects fetal cfDNA fragments released into the mother's blood during pregnancy.
What is the Harmony Prenatal Test?
The Harmony Prenatal Test is a simple prenatal blood test that directly analyzes chromosome-specific cell-free DNA fragments in circulating maternal blood to detect common fetal trisomies.
Who is the Harmony Prenatal Test for?
The Harmony Prenatal Test is intended to be used for women with pregnancies of at least 10 weeks’ gestation. The Harmony Prenatal Test can now be ordered for IVF singleton pregnancies including self-donor, unrelated egg donor and surrogate pregnancies.
How is the Harmony Prenatal Test different from current prenatal tests for fetal trisomy?
The Harmony Prenatal Test detects common fetal trisomies with a single blood test in women anytime after 10 weeks’ gestational age.
Has the Harmony test been shown to be cost-effective for trisomy screening in high-risk pregnant women?
Yes, the test has been modeled for cost-effectiveness and has been shown to shown to have clinical benefit over conventional prenatal screening tests. Also, at a price point of $795, NIPT demonstrated cost savings to the healthcare system. Download the white paper here.
What are the specimen requirements for the non-invasive Harmony Prenatal Test?
The Harmony Prenatal Test is a simple, one-time, prenatal blood test. Two tubes of blood will be collected from the mother and sent to Ariosa Diagnostics for analysis. There are no special processing or handling requirements prior to shipment.
How do I order the non-invasive Harmony Prenatal Test?
The Harmony Prenatal Test is now available from Integrated Genetics, a division of LabCorp.
For providers, please call (800) 848-4436 to inquire about ordering.
For patients, please visit MyTestingOptions.com.
For patients and providers in Canada, please contact GD Specialized Diagnostics at 1-888-988-1888 to enquire about this test.