| Construction of a family pedigree in genetic counseling before amniocentesis. | |
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PMID: 2376858 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The construction of a family pedigree consumes an average of 15-20 minutes during a typical preamniocentesis counseling session. The records of 1,131 patients were reviewed to determine whether development of a pedigree before amniocentesis reveals conditions other than those for which the patient was referred often enough to justify the time spent in the process. The patients were referred for a variety of reasons, with increased maternal age the most common. A positive finding in the pedigree was any condition other than that for which the patient was referred and that required additional comments or testing. It was found that 72.15% of the pedigrees contained at least one other positive finding. Thus, construction of a pedigree before genetic amniocentesis is a valuable objective since it reveals, in the majority of cases, additional factors that may influence the current or future pregnancies or may provide information for other family members. |
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Authors:
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A Langer; E Kudart |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of reproductive medicine Volume: 35 ISSN: 0024-7758 ISO Abbreviation: J Reprod Med Publication Date: 1990 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-09-05 Completed Date: 1990-09-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0173343 Medline TA: J Reprod Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 715-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aultman Hospital, Canton, OH 44710. |
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Amniocentesis* Female Genetic Counseling* Humans Medical History Taking Pedigree* Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis / methods* |
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