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Early or late amniocentesis – which method is safer? [PDF]

, 1970
Objectives: Whether or not to perform early or late amniocentesis remains questionable due to higher fetal loss and the rate of talipes equinovarus after early amniocentesis.
Świątkowska-Freund, Małgorzata, Ciach, Katarzyna, Preis, Krzysztof, Wydra, Dariusz   +3 more
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Mosaic trisomy 17 at amniocentesis: Prenatal diagnosis, molecular genetic analysis, and literature review

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Objective: We present prenatal diagnosis and molecular genetic analysis of mosaic trisomy 17 and a review of the literature of mosaic trisomy 17 at amniocentesis. Materials and Methods: A 42-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 17 weeks of gestation
Chih-Ping Chen, Liang-Kai Wang, Schu-Rern Chern, Yen-Ni Chen, Shin-Wen Chen, Peih-Shan Wu, Dai-Dyi Town, Chen-Wen Pan, Chien-Wen Yang, Wayseen Wang   +9 more
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Attitudes Toward Prenatal Interventions in the Fanconi Anemia Community

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In‐utero cell and gene therapies may offer prenatal treatment options for inherited diseases. Preclinical data suggests in‐utero (IU) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) could prevent Fanconi anemia (FA) related bone marrow failure without genotoxic conditioning or immune suppression.
Tony Lum, Catherine Lee, Tippi MacKenzie, Billie Lianoglou, Agnieszka Czechowicz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information and decision support needs of parents considering amniocentesis: interviews with pregnant women and health professionals [PDF]

, 2020
Objective Our aim was to clarify and categorize information and decision support needs of pregnant women deciding about amniocentesis. Background Prenatal screening for DownÕs syndrome (implemented in routine practice) generates a quantifiable risk of ...
Mareike Stiel Bsc, Jacky Boivin Phdà, MD Glyn Elwyn, Glyn Elwyn, PhD Marie-Anne Durand   +4 more
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Exploring Women’s Experiences of Amniocentesis: A Qualitative Content Analysis

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Background: The decision and experience of high-risk pregnant women to undergo amniocentesis can depend on their setting, context, social structures, and significant others, including cultural values and beliefs.
Jaruwan Kownaklai, Umaporn Kuasit, Nanthiya Thaicharoen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unbalanced and Balanced Acrocentric Rearrangements Involving Chromosomes Other Than Chromosome 21 at Amniocentesis

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009
Objective: To investigate unbalanced and balanced acrocentric rearrangements involving chromosomes other than chromosome 21 at amniocentesis. Materials and Methods: From January 1987 to September 2009, 31,194 amniocenteses were performed at Mackay ...
Chih-Ping Chen, Schu-Rern Chern, Pei-Chen Wu, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chen-Chi Lee, Dai-Dyi Town, Wen-Lin Chen, Li-Feng Chen, Meng-Shan Lee, Chen-Wen Pan, Wayseen Wang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Utero HSC Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Potential Therapeutic Approach That Overcomes Complications of Current Therapies

Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide but has limited treatment options, most of which carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment for SCD is allogeneic or gene‐modified autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation (Tx).
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde, Madeleine G. Bibby, Anthony Atala, Graça Almeida‐Porada, Christopher D. Porada   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Second Trimester Genetic Amniocentesis: A Review of 6 Years of Experience at Sanpatong Hospital, A Mid-level Secondary Hospital Setting

Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Medicine
OBJECTIVE This study aims to assess the indications, complications, and outcomes of second-trimester genetic amniocentesis performed at Sanpatong Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Surachai Ponglopisit, Jantira Wisuthimateenorn, Kuttareeya pheungsontonsirimas, Maneewan Inta   +3 more
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Impact of Second-Trimester Maternal Serum Screening on Prenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and the use of Amniocentesis in the Taiwanese Population

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2005
Objective: To investigate the impact of second-trimester maternal serum screening on prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome and the use of amniocentesis in the Taiwanese population.
Chih-Ping Chen, Chen-Ju Lin, Wayseen Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Economic Model of Amniocentesis Choice [PDF]

Medical practitioners typically utilize the following protocol when advising pregnant women about testing for the possibility of genetic disorders: Pregnant women over the age of 35 should be tested for Down syndrome and other genetic disorders; for ...
V. Joseph Hotz, Eduardo Fajnzylber, Seth G. Sanders   +2 more
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