Genetic disorders and the fetus : diagnosis, prevention, and treatment / / edited by Aubrey Milunsky MB BCh, DSc, FRCP, FACMG, DCH, Jeff M. Milunsky MD, FACMG

• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: Seventh edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2122 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.3/2075
• Soggetto topico: Prenatal diagnosis; Fetus - Diseases - Genetic aspects; Fetus - Abnormalities - Genetic aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): MilunskyAubrey; MilunskyJeff M.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dedication; Title page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1 Genetic Counseling: Preconception, Prenatal, and Perinatal; Incidence, prevalence and burden of genetic disorders and congenital malformations; The goal and purpose of prenatal diagnosis; Prerequisites for genetic counseling; Guiding principles for genetic counseling; Preconception genetic counseling; Genetic disorders that threaten maternal health; Maternal genetic disorders that may threaten fetal health and survival; Genetic disorders that pregnancy may aggravate; A history of infertility ; Parental carrier of a genetic disorder A family history of a genetic disorder; Consanguinity; Environmental exposures that threaten fetal health; Identification of preconception options; Genetic counseling as a prelude to prenatal diagnosis; Genetic counseling when the fetus is affected; Perinatal genetic counseling; References; 2 Amniocentesis, Chorionic Villus Sampling, and Fetal Blood Sampling; Introduction; Amniocentesis; Chorionic villus sampling; Fetal blood sampling; References; 3 Amniotic Fluid Constituents, Cell Culture, and Neural Tube Defects; Introduction; Amniotic fluid ; Amniotic fluid cell culture Prenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects (NTDs); References; Additional References; 4 Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosomal Abnormalities through Chorionic Villus Sampling and Amniocentesis; The incidence of chromosomal abnormalities detected by conventional cytogenetics; Indications for prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis; Interpretation issues: chromosome mosaicism and pseudomosaicism; Interpretation issues: chromosome rearrangements; Interpretation issues: chromosome polymorphisms, common inversions, and other structural variations ; Interpretation issues: maternal cell contamination Factors affecting diagnostic success rate and accuracy; Technical standards for prenatal cytogenetics laboratories; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Prenatal Diagnosis of Sex Chromosome Abnormalities; Incidence; Patterns of inheritance; Prenatal diagnosis; Turner syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome; Triple X and poly-X syndromes; 47,XYY males; Structural abnormalities of the X chromosome; Structural abnormalities of the Y chromosome; Disorders of sex development; Ovotesticular disorders of sex development; Conclusion; References ; 6 Molecular Cytogenetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Microdeletions; Subtle/cryptic rearrangements; Identification of marker chromosomes; Structural rearrangements: duplications; Prenatal diagnosis: interphase analysis; Chorionic villus samples; Interphase studies: fetal cells in maternal blood; Interphase analysis: transcervical and uterine cavity samples; Interphase analysis: preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Conclusion; References; 7 Prenatal Diagnosis and the Spectrum of Involvement from Fragile X Mutations; Introduction; Epidemiology; Clinical involvement in those with the full mutation ; Clinical phenotype in the premutation
• Titolo autorizzato: Genetic disorders and the fetus
• ISBN: 1-118-98154-5; 1-118-98155-3; 1-118-98153-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797662503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II