Prenatal diagnosis : cases & clinical challenges
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Miriam S DiMaio; Joyce E Fox; Maurice J Mahoney
- ناشر : Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
- شابک / ISBN : 9781405191432
Description
Cytogenetic abnormalities -- Mendelian inheritance -- Introduction to Mendelian inheritance -- Autosomal dominant disorders -- Autosomal recessive disorders -- X-linked disorders -- Skeletal dysplasias -- Non-Mendelian inheritance -- Introduction to non-Mendelian inheritance -- Mitochondrial inheritance -- Imprinting disorders -- Multifactorial inheritance -- Autism -- First and second trimester screeining -- Abnormal ultrasound findings -- Common issues in prenatal diagnosis -- Introduction to common issues in prenatal diagnosis -- Infertility -- Family history -- Consanguinity -- Non-paternity -- Fetal infection and teratogens
How can prenatal testing help your patients? In utero diagnosis has undergone an amazing revolution in recent years. More tests are available; the indications for prenatal diagnosis have expanded - you can now advise your patients about disorders you could not have previously detected.
