Genetic Disorders and the Fetus

Genetic counseling; amniocentesis; amniotic fluid; amniotic fluid cell culture; prenatal genetic diagnosis through chorionic villus sampling; prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities through amniocentesis; prenatal diagnosis of sex chromosome abnormalities; prenatal diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome; molecular genetic techniques for prenatal diagnosis; prenatal diagnosis of disorders of lipid metabolism; prenatal diagnosis of disorders of mucopolysaccharide metabolism; prenatal diagnosis of amino acid and related disorders; prenatal diagnosis of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism; prenatal diagnosis of cystic firboris; prenatal diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia; prenatal diagnosis of miscellaneous biochemical disorders; prenatal diagnosis of the hemoglobinopathis; prenatal diagnosis of connective tissue disorders; maternal serum screening for neural tube and other defects. The use of biochemical markers in maternal serum screening for chromosomal defects; ultrasound diagnosis of fetal abnormalities; fetal blood sampling; the prenatal diagnosis and management of congenital malformations in the third trimester of pregnancy; induced abortion for genetic indications; preimplantation genetic diagnosis; prenatal diagnosis through the analysis of fetal cells in the maternal circulation; fetal therapy; medicolegal aspects of prenatal diagnosis; ethics and prenatal diagnosis.