North Africa Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing Market, By Application (Trisomy, Microdeletion Syndrome, Sex Chromosome Abnormalities, Others), By End User (Hospitals, Diagnostic Centers & Independent Laboratories), By Country (Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, and Rest of North Africa) - Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 - 2028

Published In : Feb 2022

Code : CMI4916

Pages :126

Formats :

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Industry : Clinical Diagnostic

Market Challenges And Opportunities

North Africa Non-invasive Prenatal Testing Market Restraint

The presence of alternative methods for prenatal diagnosis is expected to be a major factor hindering the North Africa non-invasive prenatal testing market growth over the forecast period.

For instance, amniocentesis and chorion biopsy are two alternative methods that are used in prenatal diagnosis. Amniocentesis is a medical test used for prenatal diagnosis and sex determination. Chorion biopsy, also known as Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), is another diagnostic test performed during pregnancy to determine if an unborn child is at risk of congenital defects.

NIPT based on cell-free DNA analysis from maternal blood is a screening test with certain chances of false positive and negative results. Furthermore, NIPT does not screen birth defects such as open neural tube defects or other conditions such as autism. NIPT tests also do not screen for polyploidy (e.g. triploidy) or single gene disorders. Such limitations are expected to hamper the growth of North Africa non-invasive prenatal testing market.

Increasing product launches are expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.

For instance, in May 2017, Natera Inc., a clinical genetic testing company, launched ‘Vistara’, a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT). It is designed to screen single-gene disorders.