Genetic disorders and the fetus : diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Genetic counseling: preconception, prenatal and perinatal -- Amniocentesis and fetal blood sampling -- Amniotic fluid -- Amniotic fluid cell culture -- Prenatal genetic diagnosis through chorionic villus sampling -- Prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities through amniocentesis -- Prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome abnormalities -- Molecular cytogenetics and prenatal diagnosis -- Prenatal diagnosis and the spectrum of involvement from Fragile X mutations -- Prenatal diagnosis by microarray analysis -- Molecular genetics and prenatal diagnosis -- Prenatal diagnosis of disorders of lipid metabolism -- Prenatal diagnosis of the peroxisomal and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation deficiencies -- Prenatal diagnosis of the mucopolysaccharidoses and postnatal enzyme replacement therapy -- Disorders of the metabolism of amino acids and related compounds -- Prenatal diagnosis of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism -- Prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis -- Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia -- Prenatal diagnosis of miscellaneous biochemical disorders -- Prenatal diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency diseases -- Prenatal diagnosis of the hemoglobinopathies -- Prenatal diagnosis of disorders of bone and connective tissue -- Maternal serum screening for neural tube and other defects -- Muli-marker maternal serum screening for chromosomal abnormalities -- Prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformations by ultrasound -- Prenatal diagnosis and management of abnormal fetal development with emphasis on the third trimester of pregnancy -- Prenatal diagnosis by fetal magnetic resonance imaging -- Induced abortion for genetic indications: techniques and complications -- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis -- Prenatal diagnosis through analysis of intact fetal cells and cell-free nucleic acids in the maternal circulation -- Fetal therapy -- Prenatal diagnosis of fetal infection -- Medicolegal aspects of prenatal diagnosis -- Prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis: international policy perspectives -- Ethical issues in the diagnosis and management of genetic disorders in the fetus -- Appendix: Prenatal diagnosis of additional miscellaneous genetic disorders.