Essentials of Prenatal Diagnosis
Published on 5. July 1993
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-0-443-08780-6 (ISBN)
Description
A concise source of reference on techniques of prenatal diagnosis, that concentrates on screening. Focusing solely on prenatal diagnosis, it presents the basic principles of prenatal diagnosis in a scholarly yet readable fashion. It also provides a practical guide for the practising physician as well as a clinical guide for the human geneticist and the genetic counsellor.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
168 ills
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 184 mm
Weight
1189 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-08780-6 (9780443087806)
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Content
Part 1 Background: genetic counselling; genetic screening. Part 2 Techniques for prenatal diagnosis: amniocentesis; chronic villus sampling; foetal blood sampling; skin and liver sampling; ultrasound diagnosis of foetal structural anomalies. Part 3 Laboratory techniques and indications: ultrasound diagnosis of foetal anomalies; cytogenetics - indications and accuracy; prenatal screening for Down syndrome; antenatal diagnosis of metabolic disorders; molecular disorders sensitivity and specificity; prenatal screening for the detection of neural tube defects; management of foetal abnormalities. Part 4 Management of foetal: foetal treatment; pregnancy termination procedures; management of multifoetal pregnancies discordant for foetal abnormalities; prenatal diagnosis of foetal abnormalities - psychological impact. Part 5 Future directions: prenatal diagnosis before implantation; prenatal diagnosis using foetal cells in maternal blood. Part 6 Ethical and legal issues: legal and ethical issues in genetic screening, prenatal diagnosis and gene therapy.