{"id":22557,"date":"2016-11-10T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.cenata.de\/?page_id=22557"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:49:56","slug":"the-harmony-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/the-harmony-test\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harmony\u00ae Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Harmony® Test<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Harmony®<\/sup> Test is a prenatal screening test for chromosomal disorders. It is characterized by excellent clinical validation and high reliability. This high reliability of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test has been confirmed in numerous clinical studies which have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In a meta-analysis of over 23,000 pregnancies, the Harmony®<\/sup> Test for trisomy 21<\/a> achieved a detection rate of 99.3%. The specificity for trisomy<\/a> 21 is 99.96% 1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><\/header><\/header>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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>99% detection rate for trisomy 21<\/a> in published studies<\/a>.<\/p>

Barely any other NIPT<\/a> method has been investigated in trials as thoroughly as the Harmony®<\/sup> Test. Due to the targeted cfDNA<\/a> analysis using microarray<\/a> technology, the Harmony®<\/sup> Test achieves a very high level of sensitivity. In the study by Stokowski et al. The Harmony®<\/sup> Test for trisomy 21<\/a> has a detection rate of 99.3% in over 23,000 pregnancies2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Only 0.04% for trisomy 21<\/a>.<\/p>

In one of the largest studies on non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT<\/a>), due to the high number of cases (23,155 pregnancies), exact data on the specificity and false-positive rate of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test could be determined. The specificity for trisomy 21<\/a> is 99.96% (trisomy 13<\/a> and 18: 99.98%). The false positive rate of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test for trisomy 21<\/a> is only 0.04% (trisomy 13<\/a> and 18: 0.02%)2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A test result cannot be obtained only in a small percentage of cases4<\/a><\/sup>5<\/a><\/sup>.The Harmony®<\/sup> Test is thereby characterised by a very high success rate.<\/p>

The probability that a Harmony®<\/sup> Test can be performed successfully or not depends largely upon how much cell-free fetal<\/a> DNA<\/a> (cffDNA<\/a>) there is in the mother’s blood. The proportion of cffDNA<\/a> depends on both the week of pregnancy (the earlier this is, the less cffDNA<\/a> is found) and the mother’s weight (the higher this is, the less cffDNA<\/a> will be found).<\/p>

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Average turn-around time of the results is 3 business days – at no extra cost.<\/p>

The unique design of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test permits an average processing period of only three working days from receipt of the samples until the delivery of the results. This has been made possible by the use of microarray<\/a> technology, which replaces time-consuming sequencing. The time needed for this laboratory step can thus be reduced significantly. Microarray<\/a> technology is also superior to sequencing in terms of accuracy in this application 6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>

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The Harmony®<\/sup> Test analyses only chromosome<\/a>s 22, 21, 18, 13, and the X and Y chromosome<\/a>s, which permits a significant increase in the method’s efficiency 7<\/a><\/sup>. Instead of randomly sequencing parts of the entire genome, the Harmony®<\/sup> Test focuses on the chromosome<\/a>s of interest; this allows a much more detailed analysis of these chromosome<\/a>s with the Harmony®<\/sup> Test than with conventional NIPT<\/a> methods, which are based on sequencing the complete cell-free DNA<\/a> (“Massively Parallel Shotgun Sequencing”, MPSS<\/a>).<\/p>

The consequences are a greater accuracy and much less laboratory time, which is also reflected in the low costs of the test. Thereby – independent of the desired test option – all samples are analyzed with the method published in numerous studies.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The team at Cenata GmbH includes highly-qualified physicians and scientists including specialists in human genetics, laboratory medicine, and obstetrics and gynaecology.<\/p>

Our team<\/a> is looking forward to answer your questions on prenatal diagnoses, NIPT<\/a> and the interpretation of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Harmony®<\/sup> Test permits the detection of numerical chromosomal disorders in the unborn child by taking a sample of the mother’s blood, eliminating the risk miscarriage inherent in invasive methods. The informative value of the Harmony®<\/sup> Test, particularly for trisomy 21<\/a>, is thus many times higher than traditional first trimester<\/a> screening.<\/p>

The Harmony®<\/sup> Test does have limitations, as it cannot detect mosaic<\/a>s or structural chromosomal change<\/a>s. It is also not possible to identify any physical or other disorders of the unborn child. A number of these illnesses can be detected with an accurate ultrasound scan, often from the 12th\/13th week of pregnancy. A genetic test such as the Harmony®<\/sup> Test complements, but never replaces, a thorough ultrasound scan.<\/p>

The following table compares the available prenatal test methods:<\/p>

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Heparin treatment affects the GC content of a blood sample. NIPT<\/a> tests based on “random massively parallel sequencing” (rMPS<\/a>) therefore have more failed tests and false results 8<\/a><\/sup>, 9<\/a><\/sup>, 10<\/a><\/sup>.
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In addition to the costs for the Harmony®<\/sup> Test itself, your physician will provide services associated with the Harmony®<\/sup> Test (counseling, blood draw, examination). Please enquire at your physician beforehand about the costs of these services. Without any extra costs it takes on average 3 business days to process the Harmony®<\/sup> Test after the sample is received by the laboratory.<\/p>

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The Harmony®<\/sup> Test is currently still a privately paid service, thus we advise checking coverage policies with your health insurance plan prior to having the Harmony®<\/sup> Test performed. In some cases it is possible to have costs reimbursed by health insurance plans upon application; we provide forms and documentation in our downloads section to give you the best possible assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Safe Method.Secure Result. Safe Method.Secure Result. Safe Method.Secure Result. The Harmony\u00ae Test Harmony\u00ae Prenatal Test The Harmony\u00ae\u00a0Test is a prenatal screening test for chromosomal disorders. It is characterized by excellent clinical validation and high reliability. This high reliability of the Harmony\u00ae\u00a0Test has been confirmed in numerous clinical studies which have been published in peer-reviewed scientific […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22557","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22557"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31779,"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22557\/revisions\/31779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cenata.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}