Items Tagged ‘#perinatal testing’

August 29, 2017

Exploring ethical issues to improve reproductive health

By Sharon Rosen Sharon Rosen (@sharonhrosen)

New genomic technologies offer great promise for better diagnostic tests and treatments for many conditions. But they also pose new ethical questions – ones physicians and patients must address when making decisions about medical care. For example, genetic tests can determine if a couple is at risk of having a child with a genetic condition. […]

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Tags: #Center for Individualized Medicine Bioethics Program, #CIMCon17, #developmental pediatric services, #Down syndrome, #Dr. Megan Allyse, #Genetic diseases, #genetic disorders, #Genomic analysis, #Individualizing Medicine 2017, #Klinefelter syndrome, #perinatal testing, #prenatal genetic testing


June 23, 2017

Perinatal genetic screening: new technologies help parents learn more about the health of their baby

By Sharon Rosen Sharon Rosen (@sharonhrosen)

New genomic technology is reshaping perinatal screening, which is testing before and during pregnancy to assess the health of a baby. Now pregnant women can have their baby initially screened for genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, through the use of a newer blood test that evaluates DNA from the placenta present in the mother’s […]

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Tags: #cell-free DNA testing, #DNA analysis, #Down syndrome, #Dr. Myra Wick, #expanded carrier screening, #genetic disorders, #perinatal testing, #prenatal screening, #prenatal testing, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Testing, mayo clinic


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