DESIGN AN “IN-HOUSE” SOFTWARE FOR CALCULTING THE RISK OF TRISOMY 21 AND OPEN NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS IN THE GESTATIONAL AGE 15 – 22 WEEKS

Objectives: Design an “in-house” software for calculating the risk of fetus has Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome and open neural tube defects in prenatal screening at the gestational age 15-22. Methods: Based on the Excel program of Microsoft Office and the articles with the Excel of Microsoft Office and the related articles have been published. Results: In cases have the risk of trisomy 21 with the range from 1/251 to 1/350: the risk tends to be lower than Prisca (83.7%). In cases have the high risks of trisomy 21 in screening but the results of prenatal diagnosis are not trisomy: the risks of “in house” software are lower than the risks of Prisca (73%) with 29% of cases has the risks less than 1/250. In cases of trisomy 18 with the risks are lower than 1/150: there are statistical significant differences between the two softwares (P <0.05). In screening open neural tube defects, the cases have the threshold higher than 1.50 MoM AFP: The results in the “in house” software tend to higher than Prisca (94%). The cases have the threshold lower than 1.50 MoM AFP: Where the disability screening of neural tube openings with thresholds lower than 1.5 MoM AFP: there are no statistical significant differences between the two softwares (P >0.05). Conclusion: The “in house” software has all the necessary functions for calculating the risk of Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome and open neural tube at the gestational age 15-22.