Cytogenetic highlights and transitions.
Medical cytogenetics, genetic diagnostics, and medical genetics had their origins in the late 1950's, as evaluation of human chromosomes became possible, and it was recognized that chromosomal abnormalities could cause a variety of clinical phenotypes. Dr. Laird Jackson began his medical and scientific career just as this field was emerging and he was an early adopter and driver of several key trends in the development of these fields, notably in the area of prenatal diagnostics. Laird's greatest impact was in his work to demonstrate the clinical utility of amniocentesis, chorionic villous sampling, and chromosomal microarray analysis for prenatal diagnosis. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000639:trends; D025063:Chromosome Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003582:Cytogenetics; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*