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Child Is Born Prenatal Testing
1,801 wordsIs it morally right to peer into a mothers womb and select a childs future according to how it is progressing or how healthy it is? Is it right to use the capabilities that science has uncovered to create our children? Or should those decisions and concerns be left for God? According to Kim Painter prenatal testing is about reassurance; couples expect to learn that their babies will be fine. But its also about avoiding the births of disabled children. Many people think that using prenatal geneti...
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Genetic Tests Downs Syndrome
1,625 wordsProbably, applied genetics most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general, genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a persons genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used to detect presence of another gene. Obviously these procedures used for testing the status of DNA, RNA or chromosomes are included in genetic tests. What is more it is possible to include some protein based tests and classical medical examinations w...
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Downs Syndrome Genetic Disorder
1,468 words... y common in Downs Syndrome babies. Another thing that should be checked is for congenital dislocation of the hips. Extra care should be taken during the usual neonatal examination. In about 13 % of Downs Syndrome newborns there are already version problems with congenital cataracts. The removal of this early is very crucial. The sooner removed the better the babies vision is. (How to treat people with Downs Syndrome) Infancy It is extremely important to watch that the child during infancy do...
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Neural Tube Defects Children With Down Syndrome
2,759 wordsDowns syndrome is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome, this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with Downs syndrome has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively common genetic disorder, Downs strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of all cases, the disorder originates with the egg, not the sperm, and the only known risk factor is advanced maternal age-at age 35, a woman has 1 chance in 117 of having a baby with Downs; at 40, her odd...
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Genetic Tests Syndrome
3,282 wordsProbably, applied genetics? most impacts on society are as a result of genetic tests. In general, genetic tests seek to detect some feature of a person? s genetic constitution. This feature can be a disease causing mutation or a marker DNA sequence used to detect presence of another gene. Obviously these procedures used for testing the status of DNA, RNA or chromosomes are included in genetic tests. What is more it is possible to include some protein based tests and classical medical examination...
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Human Genome Project British Medical Association
3,429 wordsGenetics: Issues of IVF, screening, pre-selection, genetic testing, cloning and the social implications. James Watson once said, We used to think that our fate was in our stars. Now we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our Genes (Jaroff 1998). On June 26 th 2000, The Human Genome Project will unveil its rough draft mapping of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences within the human chromosomes (genetic code), to the public. The project has been ongoing since the late eighties, and is...
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Oxford Oxford University Human Genome Project
4,326 wordsGenetics: Issues of IVF, screening, pre-selection, genetic testing, cloning and the social implications. James Watson once said, ? We used to think that our fate was in our stars. Now we know that, in large measure, our fate is in our Genes? (Jaroff 1998). On June 26 th 2000, The Human Genome Project will unveil its rough draft mapping of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences within the human chromosomes (genetic code), to the public. The project has been ongoing since the late eighties, and...
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Infected With Hiv Hiv Testing
1,159 wordsA. Summary This particular journal researches prenatal HIV testing as it relates to vertical transmission. 1. Randomized controlled studies involving HIV- positive pregnant women at various stages of pregnancy were monitored and evaluated in an effort to find conclusive reasoning for prenatal testing. Women of different income levels, educational and ethnic backgrounds were involved in these studies. 2. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study 076 as well as following randomized controlled trials we...
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