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When can Down Syndrome be detected?

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A new test has been developed, called FASTER (First and Second Trimester Evaluation Risk), with which Down syndrome will be able to be detected during the first trimester of the pregnancy - about 11 weeks after conception - with 87% accuracy.

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you can have it tested in the womb, of your unborn child, but afterwards, the doctors can tell you.

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At conception.

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