Publication Date:
1978-05-26
Description:
Sampling of amniotic fluid, visualization of the fetus, fetal blood sampling, and screening of maternal blood represent successive approaches to the diagnosis of specific genetic disorders in the second trimester of pregnancy. Clinical and ethical concerns about the appropriateness, safety, and efficacy of the techniques have led to multidisciplinary assessments at an early stage. A major growth in demand for medical and educational genetic services can be anticipated.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Omenn, G S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1978 May 26;200(4344):952-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/77042" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adult
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Amniocentesis/adverse effects/methods
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Amniotic Fluid/analysis
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Chromosome Aberrations/diagnosis
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Chromosome Disorders
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Congenital Abnormalities/diagnosis
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Female
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Fetal Blood/analysis
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Fetoscopy/methods
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Genetic Diseases, Inborn/*diagnosis/therapy
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Humans
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Metabolism, Inborn Errors/diagnosis
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Pregnancy
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Prenatal Diagnosis/*methods
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Ultrasonography
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alpha-Fetoproteins/analysis
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
