Genetic Choices- Prenatal Genetic Testing

Gene selection: prenatal genetic testing technology has made dramatic progress over the past few decades. When a woman was pregnant, there were not so many tests at that time. Mothers should check the 3D / 4D images of children who have not yet been born and conduct genetic tests to see if there are any problems with children. Now make some tests to see if your child has Down Syndrome or tay-sachs They can now be inspected for 10-14 weeks. Was born.

For prenatal genetic testing or preimplantation genetic diagnosis, there is an ethical problem to confirm that the child is not born with a specific disease. For example, prenatal testing raises the issue of selective pregnancy abortion, which is considered to be unacceptable to some people. Because it is a dominant disease, there are difficulties in situations where parents do not want to know their diagnosis. This will require that part of the process be kept confidential to the parents. After experiencing HD in his wife's family in 1968, Dr. Milton Wechsler was urged to set up the Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) to coordinate treatment of hereditary diseases through coordination and support. The foundation and Wessler's daughter, Nancy Wexler, is an important part of the discovery of the research team of the Venezuelan HD gene.

Mauritius does not offer prenatal tests such as triple / quad (or triple / quad) tests or prenatal genetic tests. When asked to the doctor whether these tests were provided as part of prenatal care, one of them was their preference, the majority (66.7%) chose the 3/4 test and the prenatal gene Only 43.3% chose the inspection. Prenatal genetic testing is a diagnostic test that gives very accurate results, but low preferences can be explained by a number of disadvantages associated with them. According to the survey, most clinicians (76.7%) have agreed to increase the risk of miscarriage in prenatal genetic testing. Third, 50% of clinicians feel that they are more expensive than the triple / quad test