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Newborn Screening
Prenatal Diagnosis
Public Health

• Introduction
• Adult Thrombotic Disorders
• Pediatric Thrombotic Disorders
• Fetal and Neonatal Effects of Maternal/Fetal Thrombotic Disorders
• Teratogen Hot Topic: Anticoagulants
• Heterozygote Counseling for Factor V Leiden mutation

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In This Issue:  

• Introduction
• Prenatal Diagnosis of Single Gene Disorders
• Down Syndrome Maternal Serum Screening
• Fetal Ultrasound
• Amniocentesis
• Chorionic Villus Sampling
• Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
• The Future of Prenatal Diagnosis
• TABLE: Timetable for Prenatal Diagnostic/Screening Procedures

In This Issue:        

• Introduction
• Implications of Testing for Professionals
• Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders
• Clergy Response to Genetic Issues in Counseling
• Providing for Extended Care: The Montana Self-Sufficiency Trust
• Patient Realities in Genetic Testing
• Patient Perspective on Social Security
• Systems Advocacy
• Genetics and Managed Care

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In This Issue:

• Introduction
• Identifying High Risk Patients
• Breast/Ovarian Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Other Familial Cancers
• Web Sites
• Cancer Genetic Services in the Region
• Glossary of Cancer Genetics Terms
• Current Research Studies

In This Issue:

• Introduction
• Achondroplasia
• Down Syndrome / Trisomy 21
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Marfan Syndrome
• Neurofibromatosis 1
• Turner Syndrome
• Related Web Sites

In This Issue:

• Introduction
• Alternative Uses of Guthrie Spots
• Impact of Early Hospital Discharge
• Screening for Cystic Fibrosis
• Hemoglobinopathy Carriers
• Pitfalls in Newborn Screening

Molecular Genetic Testing in Mainstream Medicine
Vol. 14, Spring 1997

In This Issue:

• Introduction
• Venous Thrombosis and the Factor V (Leiden) Mutation
• DNA Testing for Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• APO E Genotype Testing for Broad Beta Disease (Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia)
• Fetal Rh Testing for Maternal-Fetal Incompatibility
• Type 1 (insulin-dependent) Diabetes Mellitus
• Adult Onset Neurodegenerative Disorders: CAG Triplet Repeat Expansion Mutations
• Genetic Testing for Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes
• Clinical & Applied Molecular Genetics Labs in the Mountain States Region

Molecular Cytogenetics (FISH)
Vol. 13, Spring 1996

In This Issue:

• Introduction & Basic Techniques
• Applications of FISH Technology
• FISH Applications in Cancer Cytogenetics
• FISH and Williams Syndrome
• FISHing in Unknown Waters
• Regulatory Issues and FISH

 Teratogen Update
Vol. 12, Fall 1995 

In This Issue:

• Introduction
• Medications
• Substances of Abuse
• Maternal Infections
• Maternal Disorders
• Mutagens
• Etiology of Congenital Malformations in Humans: (Table 1)
• Known Human Teratogens: (Table 2)
• Facts About Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid
• References

Nontraditional Inheritance
Vol. 10, Winter 1994

In this Issue:

• Mosaicism
• Mitochondrial Inheritance
• Uniparental Disomy and Genomic Imprinting
• Triplet Repeat Disorders
• Featured Clinical Case: Public Health Nursing
• Additional Reading

Consumer Issues in Genetics Services
Vol. 8, Winter 1992

In this Issue:

• Parent Support Organizations for Genetic Disorders
  • The Importance to Physicians of Parent Support Groups for Rare Conditions
  • Using Parent Support Groups
  • Genetic Support Groups: Professional Viewpoint
  • Connecting With Support Groups: Suggestions for a Primary Physician
• Parents Perspectives
  • The Professional/Parent Partnership
  • On Having a Child with a Common Genetic Disorder
  • Raising a Child with a Rare Disorder

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For additional information about this publication, please contact its editor, Carol Clericuzio, M.D., Department of Pediatrics, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131.