Antenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities
In few areas of medicine is progress more spectacular than in the field of prenatal diagnosis. New clinical techniques such as chorion villus sampling, detailed ultrasound scanning and cordocentesis are being evaluated by obstetricians, and refinement of biochemical testing is widening the scope of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Springer London
1991, 1991
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1991 |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I — Epidemiology and Routine Screening
- 1 Trends in Prevalence of Congenital Abnormalities
- 2 The Northern Regional Fetal Abnormality Survey
- 3 Routine Fetal Anomaly Screening
- 4 Some Practical Issues in the Antenatal Detection of Neural Tube Defects and Down’s Syndrome
- 5 Heterozygote Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
- Section II — Special Techniques: 1
- 6 Chorion Villus Sampling: The MRC European Trial
- 7 Invasive Diagnostic Procedures in the First Trimester
- 8 Cardiac Ultrasound Scanning
- 9 Doppler Ultrasound Studies and Fetal Abnormality
- Section III — DNA Analysis
- 10 Overview of Linkage and Probes
- 11 Diagnosis of Genetic Defects in Eggs and Embryos
- Section IV — Cytogenetic and Biochemical Disorders
- 12 Fetal Karyotyping Using Chorionic Villus Samples
- 13 Prenatal Diagnosis of the Fragile-X Syndrome
- 14 Advances in Diagnosis of Biochemical Disorders
- Section V — Special Techniques: 2
- 15 Cordocentesis
- 16 Intrauterine Therapy
- 17 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanning
- Section VI — Counselling, Economics and Ethical Issues
- 18 Psychological Implications of Prenatal Diagnosis
- 19 Counselling after Prenatal Diagnosis
- 20 Economic Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis
- 21 Ethical Aspects of Prenatal Diagnosis
- Section VII — Service Provision
- 22 Organisation of Genetic Services in the Netherlands
- 23 Genetic Services
- 24 National Coordination of Molecular Genetic Services
- 25 Provision of Service: The Obstetrician’s View
- Conclusions and Recommendations