ANTENATAL THALASSAEMIA CARRIER TESTING: WOMEN’S PERCEPTIONS OF ‘INFORMATION’ AND ‘CONSENT’
Authors: Shenaz Ahmed, Josephine Green, Jenny Hewison
Objectives: To explore the attitudes of a sample of pregnant women in the UK towards informed
consent for antenatal thalassaemia carrier testing and perceived pre-test information needs for such
testing.
Setting: The study was conducted in two cities in […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS FOR THALASSAEMIA IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Authors: R. J. TRENT1,2*, H. LE1 AND B. YU1,2
1Department of Molecular and Clinical Genetics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown,
NSW 2050, Australia 2Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
SUMMARY
The provision of a prenatal diagnosis service for thalassaemia is […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF B-THALASSAEMIA AND OTHER HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES IN INDIA
Authors: Chitra Thakur (Mahadik)*, Flavian Vaz, Monisha Banerjee, Chhaya Kapadia, P. G. Natrajan, Harsha Yagnik and Sudha Gangal B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children and Institute of Child Health Research Society, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
This paper reports prenatal diagnosis of 787 fetuses […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF Â-THALASSAEMIA: EXPERIENCE IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
Authors: RENU SAXENA, PAWAN K. JAIN, ELIZABETH THOMAS AND ISHWAR C. VERMA*
Genetic Unit, Department of Pediatrics, World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Genetics,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
SUMMARY
We present our experience with the amplification refractory mutation system […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF CHROMOSOME DISORDERS IN TUNISIAN POPULATION#
Authors: Habiba Chaabounia*, Myriam Chaabounia, Faouzi Maazoula, Ridha M’Rada, Lamia Ben Jemaaa, Nizar Smaouia, Khaled Terrasc, Hassen Kammouna, Neila Belghitha, Hana Ridenea, Boujemaa Oueslatia, Faouzia Zouarib
Abstract – Cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis (PND) is under national health program in most developed countries, while […]
ATTITUDE OF SAUDI FAMILIES AFFECTED WITH HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES TOWARDS PRENATAL SCREENING AND ABORTION AND THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGIOUS RULING (FATWA)
Authors: Fowzan S. Alkuraya and Ramzi A. Kilani*
Department of Pediatrics, King Khaled University Hospital-King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hemoglobinopathies are common inherited disorders in Saudi Arabia. Prenatal diagnosis for such diseases is specific and sensitive but not yet implemented in Saudi […]
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