title: Prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis.
abstract: One of the major applications of somatic cell genetics to clinical medicine is in the area of prenatal diagnosis by genetic amniocentesis, which permits the accurate prediction of fetal disease and allows pregnant women to selectively maintain unaffected fetuses. The more recent developments in recombinant DNA research promise to expand tremendously the potential of this technique.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods*; D001706:Biopsy; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000175:diagnosis; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins