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Understandings of Down's syndrome and their place in the prenatal testing context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
INTRODUCTION: There is a growing consensus that decisions about prenatal testing should a) be informed, and b) reflect the individual's attitudes and values.
Bryant, Louise Dorothy
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Attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy in Saudi Arabia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
INTRODUCTION: Advances in molecular biology will soon make it possible to offer parents prenatal testing for a large number of different genetic disorders.
Alsulaiman, Ayman
core   +7 more sources

Prevalence of Prenatal HIV Screening in Massachusetts: Examining Patterns in Prenatal HIV Screening Using the Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2007-2016

open access: yesJournal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2022
Prenatal HIV screening is critical to eliminate mother-to-child (MTC) HIV transmission. Although Massachusetts (MA) has near-zero MTC transmission rates, recent trends in statewide prenatal HIV testing are unknown.
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha PhD, MPH   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Technological advances in prenatal screening and diagnosis mean that it is now possible to test for a wide range of congenital conditions (Hewison et al., 2007).
Miller, Chloe Louise
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Karyotype analysis of amniotic fluid cells and report of chromosomal abnormalities in 15,401 cases of Iranian women

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The aim of present study was to assess the karyotypes of amniotic fluid cells and find the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities and their significance in clinical setting.
Sarang Younesi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A prenatal diagnosis and genetics study of five pedigrees in the Chinese population with Xp22.31 microduplication

open access: yesMolecular Cytogenetics, 2019
Background Copy number variations (CNVs) can contribute to human phenotype, phenotypic diversity and disease susceptibility, while others may benign.
Jianlong Zhuang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Efficiencies of Non-invasive Prenatal Testing, Karyotyping, and Chromosomal Micro-Array for Diagnosing Fetal Chromosomal Anomalies in the Second and Third Trimesters

open access: yesFrontiers in Genetics, 2019
In this study, we aimed to compare the efficiency of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), karyotyping, and chromosomal micro-array (CMA) for the diagnosis of fetal chromosomal anomalies in the second and third trimesters.
Yiyang Zhu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of biological rhythm dysfunction in the development and management of bipolar disorders: a review

open access: yesGeneral Psychiatry, 2020
Disturbance of biological rhythms contributes to the onset of bipolar disorders and is an important clinical feature of the condition. To further explore the role of biological rhythms in bipolar disorders, 95 English articles published between 1968 and ...
Yiming Chen, Wu Hong
doaj   +1 more source

Increased risk of secondary bladder cancer after radiation therapy for endometrial cancer

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
To investigate the effect of radiation therapy (RT) after endometrial cancer (EC) diagnosis on the risk of occurring secondary bladder cancer (SBC) as well as on the survival outcome of those patients who suffered with SBC.
Li Wen, Guansheng Zhong, Min Ren
doaj   +1 more source

Experts' views on the implementation of the prenatal screening decision aid in Iran: A qualitative study

open access: yesNursing Practice Today, 2021
Background & Aim: Patient decision aids are detailed and personalized health education materials that assist patients in decision making. According to expert viewpoints, this study aimed to determine important factors in implementing the prenatal ...
Razieh Zahedi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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