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Prenatal Testing & Selective Abortion
Humana.Mente: Journal of Philosophical StudiesI examine both the morality of prenatal testing, as well as selective abortion on the basis of the results of that testing. As our ability to test for a variety of genetic conditions grows, the necessity of a nuanced assessment of this practice ...
Christopher A. Riddle
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Is Estimation of HbA2 Alone Sufficient for Screening Beta Thalassaemia Carriers: A Case in Perspective [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Beta thalassaemia is one of the most common inherited haemoglobinopathies, characterised by reduced or absent production of the beta globin chain. In India, the carrier frequency of thalassaemia is estimated to be 3-4%.
Beena Suresh +2 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Following the wide distribution of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening (NIPS), numerous studies have reported a decline in total invasive tests in the recent years, up to 50–70% in some countries.
Lena Sagi-Dain +6 more
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Epidermolysis Bullosa—A Kindler Syndrome Case Report and Short Literature Review
Clinics and Practice, 2023 Introduction: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) represents a group of rare disorders, genetically determined, characterized by skin fragility, blister formation and erosions due to minimal trauma.
Bogdan Ioan Stefanescu +6 more
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The expressivist objection to prenatal testing : the experiences of families living with genetic disease [PDF]
, 2014 The expressivist objection to prenatal testing is acknowledged as a significant critique of prenatal testing practices most commonly advanced by disability rights supporters.
Felicity Kate Boardman +2 more
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Defending biomedical authority and regulating the womb as social space. Prenatal testing in the Polish press [PDF]
, 2010 The issue of abortion has been the topic of heated and frequent debate in post-Communist Poland. Parliamentary debate in 1998—9 centred around a legislative attempt to restrict prenatal testing, specifically amniocentesis, in order to further reduce the ...
Kramer, Anne-Marie +1 more
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The impact of the emergence of COVID‐19 on women's prenatal genetic testing decisions
, 2021 Objective We conducted a study to examine the impact of COVID on patients' access and utilization of prenatal genetic screens and diagnostic tests at the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United States.
Ranzini, Angela +20 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Prescription drug use is prevalent during pregnancy, yet there is limited knowledge about maternal-fetal safety and efficacy of this drug use because pregnant individuals have historically been excluded from clinical trials.
Rachel E. Hudson +7 more
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Disability Studies Quarterly, 2016 We used the phenomenon of prenatal genetic testing to learn more about how siblings of disabled people understand prenatal genetic testing and social meanings of disability. By interweaving data on siblings' conscious and unconscious disability attitudes
Carli Friedman, Aleksa L Owen
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Attitude of Reproductive Healthcare Providers to Prenatal Diagnosis in a Low Resource Nigerian Setting [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: Prenatal diagnosis comprises all diagnostic modalities aimed at gaining information about the embryo or fetal wellbeing. It enables antenatal care tailored to the individual need(s) of the fetus.
Leonard Ogbonna Ajah +5 more
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