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Population Screening Act: NIPT for multiple pregnancies
Since a few years, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as part of two ongoing studies on the ...
Draft advisory report for public review ‘Hydrogenated Terphenyl’
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft evaluation report on the health hazard and recommendation for an ...
Draft advisory report for public review ‘Tretinoin’
The Health Council of the Netherlands has published a draft evaluation report on the reproduction toxic properties of tretinoin. ...
Lead intake via tap water
In general, tap water in the Netherlands is of a high quality and safe to drink. However, a limited selection of the population ...
1,2-dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane is primarily being used in the production of vinyl chloride. It is a carcinogenic substance that directly ...
Population Screening Act: NIPT in pregnant adolescents aged 16 and 17 years
Since 2017, pregnant women can opt for the non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as an alternative option to the combined test as ...
Neonatal screening for spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a serious disease that causes progressive loss of muscle function, in particular in young ...
The regulation of cybrids and chimaeras
Development of human-animal combinations, whereby human and animal cells (or parts thereof) are combined, is of value for ...
Cut-off value in colorectal cancer screening programme
In the population-based colorectal cancer screening programme, started in 2014, participants’ stools are tested for blood. When ...
Vaccination against shingles
Shingles is a nasty disease that mainly affects older people. Severe nerve pain that can last for months occurs in small fraction ...