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Prenatal tests to detect rare genetic diseases in babies are often wrong

Prenatal tests promise to detect rare genetic diseases in babies by scanning DNA.

Labs market them as "reliable." They tell women to have "total confidence" in results.

It turns out, the grave predictions made by those tests are usually wrong. (1/5)https://t.co/IsskNpYTWg

— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) January 1, 2022