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Prenatal genetic diagnosis of tetrasomy 18p from maternal trisomy 18p: a case report

open access: yesMolecular Cytogenetics, 2022
Background Tetrasomy 18p syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder that is caused by the presence of isochromosome 18p. Most tetrasomy 18p cases are de novo cases and maternal origin of trisomy 18p is a rare condition.
Can Peng   +6 more
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A retrospective single-center analysis of prenatal diagnosis and follow-up of 626 chinese patients with positive non-invasive prenatal screening results

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2022
This study explored the diagnostic efficiency of different prenatal diagnostic approaches for women with positive non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) results by analyzing their clinical information and pregnancy outcomes. We collected data on 626 NIPS-
Xiufen Bu   +7 more
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Dehumanization, Disability, and Eugenics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This paper explores the relationship between eugenics, disability, and dehumanization, with a focus on forms of eugenics beyond Nazi ...
Wilson, Robert A.
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The Social Impact of the American Eugenics Movement

open access: yesAmerican and British Studies Annual, 2022
This paper explores the American eugenics movement and the manifestation of its ideas in society. American eugenics thought is mainly characterized by its strong focus on the elimination of socially undesirable individuals.
Hedvika Pohlová
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“The Bare Replacement”: Geneticists’ and Bioethicists Support of Eugenics, from after the Second World War to the Human Genome Project [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de História, 2023
Using a combination of archival and secondary sources, this article argues that scientists and bioethicists after the Second World War advocated a wide variety of eugenic practices and strongly supported the development of eugenics, strengthened by ...
Christopher R. Donohue
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Appearance of “Mental Hygiene” in Japan's Theory of Prenatal Care at the Beginning of the 20th Century- The Fusion of Public Hygiene and Eugenics: A Book Review

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
The Motherhood Protection Act (1996), which corresponds to modern family health in Japan, was enacted based on the Eugenics Protection Law (1948) for the protection of national eugenics.
Yi-Jin Park, Sam-Hun Park
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Eugenics and eugenism [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal Bioethics, 1997
Eugenics is bringing misunderstandings linked to eugenism as socio-political movement.Eugenism is the political movement, which estimated that eugenics could ameliorate the qualities of “race”. This idea, that the gene pool of the human species could be ameliorated, is not new and is even a part of the history of our nations. It is on the United States
openaire   +1 more source

Colonialism, eugenics and ‘race’ in Central and Eastern Europe

open access: yesGlobal Social Challenges Journal, 2023
The legacies of eugenics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and their connections to global colonialism remain uncharted. Therefore, it is worth pondering over this relationship, which requires a historical perspective and a repositioning of the recent ...
Turda Marius, Balogun Bolaji
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The case of Heinrich Wilhelm Poll (1877-1939): A German-Jewish geneticist, eugenicist, twin researcher, and victim of the Nazis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper uses a reconstruction of the life and career of Heinrich Poll as a window into developments and professional relationships in the biological sciences in Germany in the period from the beginning of the twentieth century to the Nazi seizure of ...
Braund, James, Sutton, Douglas G.
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Dalla qualità alla quantità. L’eugenica nel pensiero di Roberto Michels - From Qualitative to Quantitative. Robert Michels’ Contributions in the Field of Eugenics

open access: yesRivista di Storia dell'Università di Torino, 2012
Though the connection between eugenics and the Left has been largely investigated, this topic has been insofar quite neglected with regard to the Italian case.
Francesco Cassata
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