Methods of Modern Cytogenetics
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: Ms. Sanfilippo is a 25-year-old gravida 5 para 3104 whose first-trimester screen gave her a 1:1200 risk of Down syndrome and <1:5000 risk of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: Ms. Sanfilippo is a 25-year-old gravida 5 para 3104 whose first-trimester screen gave her a 1:1200 risk of Down syndrome and <1:5000 risk of…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: Ms. Omotoya Bamidele is a 28-year-old medical student of Yoruban origin who presented to her OB/GYN with difficulty in vaginal intercourse. She describes painful…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: An ultrasound performed at 20 weeks’ gestation in your 21-year-old G2 P1 patient indicates an apparently isolated unilateral cleft lip/cleft palate in the fetus…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The goal of molecular diagnostic testing is to provide definitive diagnoses for suspected or unknown genetic conditions. A precise diagnosis is important for determining what caused…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: John is a 35-year-old executive of a manufacturing company who presented with infertility. He and his wife have had unprotected intercourse over the past…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Although there have been many attempts to define what it means to provide genetic counseling, the provision of genetic counseling is a process that needs to…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: A 25-year-old patient presents to you for an annual examination.Evaluation of her family history reveals that her paternal grandmother and a paternal aunt died…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1:A 25-year-old Caucasian (Northern European ancestry) G1 presents for her first prenatal visit at 10 weeks’ gestation.Her medical and family history is negative for any…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: Ms. Kolthoff is a 27-year-old G0 P0, who was evaluated for accelerated growth and advanced bone age in high school. She is currently married…
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Case 1: A 35-year-old, gravida 1, presents for prenatal care at 8 weeks’ gestation. How do you counsel her regarding her risks for genetic conditions in…