BookHideaki Masuzaki, editor.
Summary: This book explores the recent clinical and research findings in the field of prenatal screening and diagnosis. It presents new devices and tests such as real-time 3D ultrasound, ultrafast fetal MRI, and next-generation sequencing and discusses genetic counseling and fetal therapy. Written by pioneering scientists, the book is divided into six themed parts: ultrasound examination, genetic tests, genetic disorders, chromosomal diseases, genetic counseling, and techniques, presenting carefully prepared original data.This thought-provoking, instructive and informative book is intended for geneticists, obstetricians, pediatricians, genetic counselors and nurses. Although the incidence of congenital abnormalities such as structural, chromosomal and genetic disorders is very low, it is important to have accurate information on their incidence and likely outcome, and on the screening and diagnosis of congenital abnormalities during pregnancy care. This book provides valuable insights into prenatal screening, genetic counseling and fetal diagnosis.
Contents:
Part I Ultrasound examination
1.Ultrasonic Screening
2.Abnormal findings in Ultrasound examination
Part II_ Genetic tests
3.Screening tests
4.Diagnostic test
Part III_Genetic Disorders
5.Mendelian Diseases
6.Abnormalities in fetal brain(congenital hydrocephalus etc)
7.Muscular Dystrophy
8.Skeletal dysplasia
9.Genito-urinary tract abnormality
10.Genomic imprinting disorders ( including mesenchymal placental dysplasia)
11.Genetics in Multiple gestation
12.Fetal Therapy
Part IV_Chromosoma disease
13.Autosomal disease
14.Sex chromosome-linked diseases
Part V_Genetic counseling
15.fetal anomaly and genetic counseling
16.Soft marker test (NT, Nasal bone etc) and genetic counseling
17.NIPT and genetic counseling
18.Trisomy and genetic counseling
19.Sex chromosomel abnormality and genetic counseling
20.Chromosome structural abnormalities and genetic counseling
21.Chromosome Mosaic and Genetic Counseling
22.Gene disorders and genetic counseling
Part VI_Technical
23. G-banding
24. FISH
25. PCR
26. Microarray and Next generation sequencing
27. How to get the licenses for prenatal diagnosis.