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Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Could Prevent Permanent Hearing Loss in Newborns

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing can detect pregnant mothers at risk for transmitting cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- a common herpes infection that can cause permanent hearing loss -- to their developing babies.

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