Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals in Lebanon.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the copy number variants (CNVs) in case of fetal duodenal obstruction (DO) and assess the associated prenatal findings and postnatal outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This retrospective study reviewed 51 fetuses with DO and the findings of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) used as a first-tier t...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Zhang W,Lei T,Fu F,Deng Q,Li R,Wang D,Yang X,Li D,Liao C

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:As a preliminary step to preimplantation diagnosis of sickle cell disease in unfertilized eggs or 8-cell embryos of heterozygous parents, we established quality control for detection of the mutant and normal alleles of the beta-haemoglobin gene using single buccal cells. Efficient polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ampli...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Monk M,Kenealy MR,Mohadjerani S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the results obtained from Quantitative Fluorescent (QF)-PCR and conventional karyotype analysis to determine the advantages and disadvantages of dual testing in prenatal diagnosis. METHODS:From 1 June 2006 to 1 June 2010, dual testing by QF-PCR and karyotype analysis was performed in 13,500 prenatal...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Papoulidis I,Siomou E,Sotiriadis A,Efstathiou G,Psara A,Sevastopoulou E,Anastasakis E,Sifakis S,Tsiligianni T,Kontodiou M,Malamaki C,Tzimina M,Petersen MB,Manolakos E,Athanasiadis A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal contamination of fetal DNA represents a major problem when highly sensitive molecular techniques are used in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases. For this reason, we have studied the possibility of using DNA isolated from syncytiotrophoblast vesicles as a target of gene amplification (PCR). Three PCR s...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Colucci G,Pesenti E,Molteni E,Lobbiani A,De Andreis C,Pariani S,Rossella F,Semprini AE,Simoni G

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new case of macrocephaly-cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (M-CMTC) syndrome is described. The patient presented typical congenital findings in utero, although the syndrome was diagnosed postnatally. The M-CMTC syndrome should be considered when there is a marked fetal overgrowth and progressive macrocephaly...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Nyberg RH,Uotila J,Kirkinen P,Rosendahl H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Second trimester screening for fetal Down syndrome and trisomy 18 is available through separate protocols that combine the maternal age-specific risk and the analysis of maternal serum markers. We have determined the extent to which additional Down syndrome affected pregnancies may be identified through trisomy 18 scr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Benn PA,Ying J,Beazoglou T,Egan JF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight young people with thalassemia major expressed their opinion about prenatal diagnosis. All of them stated that they intended to marry and have children; thirteen of them (46 per cent) said that they would have also accepted a thalassemic carrier as a partner and that if married to a carrier they would have...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Schilirò G,Romeo MA,Mollica F

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma susceptibility is an autosomal dominantly inherited cancer predisposition which also confers a life-long increased risk for various non-ocular malignancies. We developed a protocol for single cell detection of this disorder which enables its preimplantation genetic diagnosis as an alternative to prenata...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Sütterlin M,Sleiman PA,Onadim Z,Delhanty J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection of fetal structural abnormalities by the 11-14 week scan. 2853 pregnant women were submitted to a routine ultrasound scan between the 11th and 14th week and the fetal skull, brain, spine, abdominal wall, limbs, stomach and bladder were examined. Following the scans t...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Carvalho MH,Brizot ML,Lopes LM,Chiba CH,Miyadahira S,Zugaib M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the levels of maternal serum placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) between pregnancies with fetal hemoglobin (Hb) Bart's disease and unaffected pregnancies. METHODS:Ninety-one pregnancies at risk for fetal Hb Bart's disease schedul...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Tongprasert F,Srisupundit K,Luewan S,Tongsong T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnosis of cord defects by means of ultrasound examination is possible and highly accurate. Although this is a rare pathological finding, we report two cases in which umbilical cord pseudocysts were associated with trisomy 18. These observations underscore the need of umbilical blood sampling for establishi...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Jauniaux E,Donner C,Thomas C,Francotte J,Rodesch F,Avni FE

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the genetic aetiology of fetal posterior fossa abnormalities (PFAs). METHODS:This study involved cases of PFAs that were identified by prenatal ultrasonographic screening and confirmed postnatally between January 2012 and January 2016. Conventional cytogenetic analyses and chromosomal microarray a...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Lei T,Feng JL,Xie YJ,Xie HN,Zheng J,Lin MF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the prognostic value of fetal Doppler and echocardiographic parameters for neonatal survival up to 30 days after laser coagulation in monochorionic pregnancies complicated by twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS). METHODS:Fetal echocardiography and outcome data of consecutive cases of TTTS trea...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Delabaere A,Leduc F,Reboul Q,Fuchs F,Wavrant S,Fouron JC,Audibert F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An i(Yp) is a rare marker chromosome. We present a case of de novo 46,X,i(Yp) detected prenatally in an amniotic fluid specimen. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) studies using a panel of Y-specific biotinylated DNA probes identified the marker chromosome as i(Yp). Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) studi...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Wang BB,Yu LC,Peng W,Falk RE,Williams J 3rd

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with a de novo Robertsonian translocation: 45,XY,der(15;15)(q10;q10). Although Robertsonian translocations are common chromosomal rearrangements, those involving homologous chromosomes are infrequent. Since chromosome 15 is imprinted, uniparental disomy (UPD) is a concern wh...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Abrams DJ,Aronoff AR,Ann Berend S,Roa BB,Shaffer LG,Geier MR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case-control study of 118 women with autosomal trisomy identified at prenatal diagnosis and their 442 karyotypically normal matched controls, we found that there was no overall association between risk of trisomy and the presence of vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. However, a lengthy duration of bleeding appe...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Neugut RH,Lustenberger A,Nicholas A,Kline J,Warburton D

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA) predicted by noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), assess test performance, and compare it with nuchal translucency (NT) screening among patients seen in our prenatal diagnosis center. METHODS:We identified suspected cases of SCA by reviewing results...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Reiss RE,Discenza M,Foster J,Dobson L,Wilkins-Haug L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate decision analysis as a technique to facilitate women's decision-making about prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome using measures of effective decision-making. DESIGN:Randomised controlled trial in a UK hospital's prenatal diagnosis clinic. INTERVENTION:Routine versus routine consultation structu...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bekker HL,Hewison J,Thornton JG

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the performance of cardio-biparietal ratio measured by real-time two-dimensional ultrasound in predicting hemoglobin (Hb) Bart disease among fetuses at risk. METHOD:This prospective diagnostic study recruited pregnancies at risk for Hb Bart disease at 17 to 22 weeks' gesta...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Traisrisilp K,Sirilert S,Tongsong T

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different types of chromosome 12 inversion were seen in 15 individuals out of 44 individuals examined in one 8 generation family. Type 1: a pericentric inversion inv(12) (p112; q131) was found in 7 individuals and twice at prenatal diagnosis. Type 2: a paracentric inversion inv(12) (p123; p131) was seen in two i...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Poulsen H,Mikkelsen M,Holmgren G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (beta-hCG) are useful markers in the screening of Down syndrome in the first trimester. We investigated the effect of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), freezing and thawing of embryos on the levels...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Hui PW,Lam YH,Tang MH,NG EH,Yeung WS,Ho PC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how parents of children with intellectual disabilities view prenatal testing and pregnancy termination for their child's condition. METHOD:We interviewed 201 English-speaking or Spanish-speaking caregivers of children aged 2 to 10 years. Primary outcomes were being disinclined to undergo prenata...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Kuppermann M,Nakagawa S,Cohen SR,Dominguez-Pareto I,Shaffer BL,Holloway SD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the cost and performance implications of introducing cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) testing within modeled scenarios in a publicly funded Canadian provincial Down syndrome (DS) prenatal screening program. METHOD:Two clinical algorithms were created: the first to represent the current screening progr...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Okun N,Teitelbaum M,Huang T,Dewa CS,Hoch JS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of severe intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and hypospadias in association with trisomy 22 diagnosed following chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Subsequent analysis of amniotic fluid cultures showed a normal male karyotype, 46,XY. As a previous case had been reported with similar abnormalities, in...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Bryan J,Peters M,Pritchard G,Healey S,Payton D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the recurrence risk of a free trisomy 21 pregnancy. METHODS:Data from the National Down Syndrome Cytogenetic Register (NDSCR), which contains information on nearly all cases of Down syndrome between 1989 and 2001 in England and Wales were used. Among 11 281 women with a Down syndrome pregnancy ...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Morris JK,Mutton DE,Alberman E

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the obstetric care of an ongoing pregnancy with trisomy 21. We sought to ascertain an obstetric profile for pregnancies with Down syndrome to help guide prenatal management. METHOD:Pregnancies managed for delivery with trisomy 21 between 2003 and 2014 were analyzed. We reviewed demograp...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Guseh SH,Little SE,Bennett K,Silva V,Wilkins-Haug LE

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relatively high activity of arylsulphatase C (ASC) in the placenta is a potential risk for the misdiagnosis of arylsulphatase A (ASA) or arylsulphatase B (ASB) deficiency in chorionic villus sampling when assayed by synthetic substrates. A clear distinction between these enzymes can be achieved in either the direc...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Diukman R,Zeigler M,Bach G

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prenatal management of abnormal abdominal situs is challenging since prognosis is highly variable depending on the associated malformations. METHODS:The authors report on two cases of ambiguous abdominal situs. Prenatal management included specialized ultrasound examination of fetal anatomy and heart, amnio...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Salomon LJ,Baumann C,Delezoide AL,Oury JF,Pariente D,Sebag G,Garel C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 15.3 weeks of gestation. Chromosome analysis performed using QFQ, DA-DAPI and CBG banding revealed two de novo extra-chromosomal markers (ESACs) in 11 of the 16 colonies analysed. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) showed that both chromosomes came from the Yq11.22...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Marchina E,Piovani G,Vezzola L,Bellotti D,Cerri V,Groli C,Barlati S

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this article is to investigate whether sonographic identification of the fetal anal mucosa (AM) can assist in the diagnosis of anal atresia (AA) in fetuses referred for congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) malformation. METHODS:During a 3-year study period, 245 fetuses r...

journal_title：Prenatal diagnosis

authors： Perlman S,Bilik R,Leibovitch L,Katorza E,Achiron R,Gilboa Y

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00