title: Prenatal diagnosis in the Netherlands. Dutch Working Party of Prenatal Diagnosis.
abstract: Prenatal invasive diagnosis of genetic conditions in the Netherlands is well organised, based on uniform indications and has a sound financial structure. Facilities for fetal karyotyping and DNA analysis are available in the 8 academic centres. Prenatal diagnosis of metabolic diseases is mainly carried out in Rotterdam. Amniocentesis, transcervical and transabdominal chorionic villus sampling are carried out in all centres, including 4 subcentres. The national Working Party on Prenatal Diagnosis started in 1985 and is a useful platform for all obstetricians and geneticists involved in prenatal diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Leschot
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kloosterman
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*