Evita Test Complete
Evita Test Complete isolates whole fetal cells from the mother's blood – not just loose fragments of DNA. That gives the market's most detailed picture of your baby's chromosomes, and the result is always reviewed by a clinical geneticist.
Why choose Evita Test Complete?
What do we test for?
Evita Test Complete isolates whole fetal cells in the pregnant woman's blood and can thereby detect chromosomal abnormalities in the baby. The test screens for:
- Known chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome and Edwards syndrome
- Rarer genetic syndromes that can have serious consequences for the baby's development
- All deletions and duplications larger than 1 Mb – across the whole genome
How it works
- 1Book a timeChoose Evita Test Complete from pregnancy week 10+0 to 14+6. Come early if you can – then there is room for a repeat blood sample if needed (no later than 14+6).
- 2Information and early scanThe sonographer goes through the test with you and creates your record. With Evita an early scan is included in the price: we look for the heartbeat and measure how far along you are.
- 3The blood sample is takenAn ordinary blood sample from the arm. The sample is sent for analysis and assessment by a specialist doctor in Denmark.
- 4Result after approx. 12 working daysThe result is sent to the clinic and our sonographer calls you. The result is then shared with you by email.
- 5If anything is foundWe call you and go through the result with you, and we arrange a referral for further fetal diagnostics at the hospital.
If the result is inconclusive
In a small number of samples (6 %) there are not enough fetal cells in the blood to complete the chromosome analysis.
In those cases we offer a new blood sample free of charge – within week 10+0 to 14+6. After that, only 2 % of samples cannot be completed.
If you have received some, but not all, results, you pay for the whole test. If you have received no results at all, we refund the price of the test. You are left paying DKK 1,000, which covers the consultation and the early scan.
The test is not validated for
- Twin pregnancies
- Monogenic diseases (a mutation in a single gene, e.g. cystic fibrosis)
- Mosaicism (where only a small fraction of the cells in the placenta or fetus carry a chromosomal abnormality)
- Polyploidy (more than two of every chromosome)
- Balanced translocations (an exchange of chromosome material where the total amount is unchanged)
- Uniparental disomy (UPD) – two copies of a chromosome inherited from only one parent
Compare the tests
Swipe sideways to see all three tests →
| NIPT Standard | NIPT Pro | Evita Test Complete | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | LifeGenomics | LifeGenomics | Arcedi Biotech |
| Method | Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) | Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) | Cell-based – fetal cells |
| Timing | from week 10+0 | from week 10+0 | week 10+0 – 14+6 |
| Turnaround | 9 working days | 9 working days | approx. 12 working days |
| What is analysed | |||
| Down, Edwards & Patau syndrome (trisomy 21, 18, 13) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other trisomies (incl. 9, 16, 22) | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sex chromosomes (Turner, Klinefelter etc.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microdeletions & duplications | No | 92 known syndromes | Whole genome |
| DiGeorge (22q11) | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prader-Willi & Angelman | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sex determination included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Available for twins | Yes * | Yes * | No |
| Early scan included | Add-on | Add-on | ✓ |
| Reviewed by clinical geneticist | – | – | ✓ |
| Price | 3.200 kr. | 4.300 kr. | 14.500 kr. |
| Book | Book | Book | |
What is the difference between "92 known syndromes" and "whole genome"?
NIPT Pro looks for a fixed list of 92 named, known syndromes (e.g. DiGeorge, Prader-Willi and Angelman). If there is an abnormality somewhere not on the list, it is not detected.
Evita Test Complete scans the entire genome and finds all deletions and duplications larger than 1 Mb (1 million base pairs) – including those outside a fixed list. In return, the result is always reviewed by a clinical geneticist.
In short: NIPT Pro gives you a broad, fixed list of known syndromes. Evita gives you an open search across the whole genome.
* NIPT is also available for twins (separate twin analysis) – sex chromosomes are not included in the twin panel. Call us if you are expecting two. Evita Test Complete is offered for singleton pregnancies.
Not sure which test to choose?
Give us a call – we will figure it out together. We are happy to advise before you book.
Good to know: NIPT and Evita are screening tests – not diagnoses. They assess the risk of chromosomal abnormalities with very high accuracy, but an abnormal result must always be confirmed by a diagnostic test (chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis) at the hospital – and we help you get there.