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

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Milunsky, Aubrey
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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 of the fragile X syndrome
  • Molecular genetics and prenatal diagnosis
  • Prenatal diagnosis of disorders of lipid metabolism
  • Prenatal diagnosis of disorders of mucopolysaccharide metabolism
  • 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 connective tissue disorders
  • Maternal serum screening for neural tube and other defects
  • Multimarker maternal serum screening for chromosomal abnormalities
  • Prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformations by ultrasound
  • Prenatal diagnosis and management of abnormal fetal development in the third trimester of pregnancy
  • Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging for fetal abnormalities
  • Induced abortion for genetic indications : techniques and complications
  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
  • Prenatal diagnosis through the analysis of fetal cells and cell-free nucleic acids in the maternal circulation
  • Fetal therapy
  • Prenatal diagnosis of fetal infection
  • Medicolegal aspects of prenatal diagnosis
  • Ethical issues in the diagnosis and management of genetic disorders in the fetus