The dedicated team of doctors at the Genetic and Foetal Medicine Unit aims at providing world-class care to its patients throughout the pregnancy. They focus on five main issues related to pregnancy
- Prevention of Down syndrome
- Prevention of Stillbirths
- Prevention of Thalassemia
- Prevention of Preeclampsia
- Prevention of Congenital malformations
With the reduction in the mortality rates due to infectious diseases that contributes to genetic disorders, there has been increasing awareness among clinicians and they no longer consider these disorders as a rare entity. The advancement in the field of research in genetics throughout the last century has bought plenty of applications in clinical medication into existence. The exponential growth of knowledge of genetics has helped doctors to develop world-class clinical utility. Many of these disorders are now preventable and treatable when diagnosed prenatally.
Earlier, genetics was only restricted to labs but now this speciality is finding application in clinical practice. Management of genetic disorders is still mainly palliatives or out of reach of common people. However, the only way to prevent a wide range of these genetic disorders is through Genetic counselling & prenatal diagnosis.
Services offered - Clinical Genetics and Foetal Medicine
Genetic counselling services by a highly trained medical geneticist for
- Single gene disorders
- Chromosomal diseases
- A child with a mental/physical handicap
- Teratogen (drug / radiation) exposure
- Family history of Genetic Diseases
- Prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis / Cordocentesis/ CVS in order to eliminate various genetic & non-genetic disorders such as:
- Down syndrome or any other chromosomal diseases
- Cystic fibrosis
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
- Thalassemia and other haemoglobinopathies
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
- Counseling for abnormal Genetic Sonogram (for soft markers / congenital malformations)
- Counselling and management for Intrauterine Infections (TORCH) –
- Chickenpox
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Rubella
- Toxoplasma
- Parvovirus
- Management & evaluation of recurrent abortions (which includes LIT therapy)
- Management & evaluation of recurrent intrauterine death (IUD)
- Diagnosis and genetic testing for a neurological disorder like:
- Huntington chorea
- Spinocerebellar ataxia
- Genomic testing
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
- Counselling and genetic testing for
- Breast Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Foetal Autopsy and counselling by a genetic expert for
- Etiological diagnosis
- Next pregnancy
- Primary amenorrhoea
- Genetic tests for Male infertility
- Dysmorphology
- Preconception / Premarital Counselling
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