Antenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Abnormalities
. Ed(S): Drife, James O.; Donnai, Dian
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Paperback. Editor(s): Drife, James O.; Donnai, Dian. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJT; MJWN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
In few areas of medicine is progress more spectacular than in the field of prenatal diagnosis. New clinical techniques such as chorion villus sampling, detailed ultrasound scanning and cordocentesis are being evaluated by obstetricians, and refinement of biochemical testing is widening the scope of maternal serum screening. In the laboratory, dramatic advances in molecular biology are occurring: families at risk of genetic disease can be investigated with gene probes, and preimplantation diagnosis of the embryo is now becom ing a reality. These technical advances have important ethical and practical implications, among which will be a further increase in public expectations ... Read more
In few areas of medicine is progress more spectacular than in the field of prenatal diagnosis. New clinical techniques such as chorion villus sampling, detailed ultrasound scanning and cordocentesis are being evaluated by obstetricians, and refinement of biochemical testing is widening the scope of maternal serum screening. In the laboratory, dramatic advances in molecular biology are occurring: families at risk of genetic disease can be investigated with gene probes, and preimplantation diagnosis of the embryo is now becom ing a reality. These technical advances have important ethical and practical implications, among which will be a further increase in public expectations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
Number of Pages
363
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447118565
SKU
V9781447118565
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