ANAT 381 Lecture 9: 9- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
18 Dec 2017
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Late onset disease: example huntington or brca mutation. Avoiding transmission of genetic disease in life. autosomal recessive disorder for instance), don"t want your child to inherit the disease. If you know you have a history of genetic diseases in your family (carrier of an. Reproductive options for those with serious recurrent genetic risk: Egg donation if mother is affected, sperm donation if father is affected. This is based on the placenta, but there can be mosaicism. You can also aspirate some cells from the amniotic fluid which is shared by the. A few cells and do genetic diagnosis. Placenta growing fetus fetal origin for genetic diagnosis. If unaffected, pregnancy can go to term. If affected, face choice of terminating the pregnancy. Depending on the genetic disease, the baby may die in utero, or have a mental retardation. These are invasive procedures, and there are small risks during prenatal diagnosis (up to.
