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Rasoal D, Skovdahl K, Gifford M, Kihlgren A. Clinical Ethics Support for Healthcare Personnel: An Integrative Literature Review. HEC Forum 2017; 29:313-346. [PMID: 28600658 PMCID: PMC5688194 DOI: 10.1007/s10730-017-9325-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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This study describes which clinical ethics approaches are available to support healthcare personnel in clinical practice in terms of their construction, functions and goals. Healthcare personnel frequently face ethically difficult situations in the course of their work and these issues cover a wide range of areas from prenatal care to end-of-life care. Although various forms of clinical ethics support have been developed, to our knowledge there is a lack of review studies describing which ethics support approaches are available, how they are constructed and their goals in supporting healthcare personnel in clinical practice. This study engages in an integrative literature review. We searched for peer-reviewed academic articles written in English between 2000 and 2016 using specific Mesh terms and manual keywords in CINAHL, MEDLINE and Psych INFO databases. In total, 54 articles worldwide described clinical ethics support approaches that include clinical ethics consultation, clinical ethics committees, moral case deliberation, ethics rounds, ethics discussion groups, and ethics reflection groups. Clinical ethics consultation and clinical ethics committees have various roles and functions in different countries. They can provide healthcare personnel with advice and recommendations regarding the best course of action. Moral case deliberation, ethics rounds, ethics discussion groups and ethics reflection groups support the idea that group reflection increases insight into ethical issues. Clinical ethics support in the form of a "bottom-up" perspective might give healthcare personnel opportunities to think and reflect more than a "top-down" perspective. A "bottom-up" approach leaves the healthcare personnel with the moral responsibility for their choice of action in clinical practice, while a "top-down" approach risks removing such moral responsibility.
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- Dara Rasoal
- School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, SE - 701 82, Örebro, Sweden.
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- Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, University College in Southeast Norway, Drammen, Norway
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- School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, SE - 701 82, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, SE - 701 82, Örebro, Sweden
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Paulsen JS, Nance M, Kim JI, Carlozzi NE, Panegyres PK, Erwin C, Goh A, McCusker E, Williams JK. A review of quality of life after predictive testing for and earlier identification of neurodegenerative diseases. Prog Neurobiol 2013; 110:2-28. [PMID: 24036231 PMCID: PMC3833259 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The past decade has witnessed an explosion of evidence suggesting that many neurodegenerative diseases can be detected years, if not decades, earlier than previously thought. To date, these scientific advances have not provoked any parallel translational or clinical improvements. There is an urgency to capitalize on this momentum so earlier detection of disease can be more readily translated into improved health-related quality of life for families at risk for, or suffering with, neurodegenerative diseases. In this review, we discuss health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measurement in neurodegenerative diseases and the importance of these "patient reported outcomes" for all clinical research. Next, we address HRQOL following early identification or predictive genetic testing in some neurodegenerative diseases: Huntington disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, prion diseases, hereditary ataxias, Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy and Wilson's disease. After a brief report of available direct-to-consumer genetic tests, we address the juxtaposition of earlier disease identification with assumed reluctance toward predictive genetic testing. Forty-one studies examining health-related outcomes following predictive genetic testing for neurodegenerative disease suggested that (a) extreme or catastrophic outcomes are rare; (b) consequences commonly include transiently increased anxiety and/or depression; (c) most participants report no regret; (d) many persons report extensive benefits to receiving genetic information; and (e) stigmatization and discrimination for genetic diseases are poorly understood and policy and laws are needed. Caution is appropriate for earlier identification of neurodegenerative diseases but findings suggest further progress is safe, feasible and likely to advance clinical care.
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- Jane S Paulsen
- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Arribas-Ayllon M. The ethics of disclosing genetic diagnosis for Alzheimer's disease: do we need a new paradigm? Br Med Bull 2011; 100:7-21. [PMID: 21672937 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldr023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND Genetic testing for rare Mendelian disorders represents the dominant ethical paradigm in clinical and professional practice. Predictive testing for Huntington's disease is the model against which other kinds of genetic testing are evaluated, including testing for Alzheimer's disease. SOURCES OF DATA This paper retraces the historical development of ethical reasoning in relation to predictive genetic testing and reviews a range of ethical, sociological and psychological literature from the 1970s to the present. AREAS OF AGREEMENT In the past, ethical reasoning has embodied a distinct style whereby normative principles are developed from a dominant disease exemplar. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY This reductionist approach to formulating ethical frameworks breaks down in the case of disease susceptibility. GROWING POINTS Recent developments in the genetics of Alzheimer's disease present a significant case for reconsidering the ethics of disclosing risk for common complex diseases. Disclosing the results of susceptibility testing for Alzheimer's disease has different social, psychological and behavioural consequences. Furthermore, what genetic susceptibility means to individuals and their families is diffuse and often mitigated by other factors and concerns. AREAS TIMELY FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH The ethics of disclosing a genetic diagnosis of susceptibility is contingent on whether professionals accept that probabilistic risk information is in fact 'diagnostic' and it will rely substantially on empirical evidence of how people actually perceive, recall and communicate complex risk information.
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Fletcher JC. What are society's interests in human genetics and reproductive technologies? LAW, MEDICINE & HEALTH CARE : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW & MEDICINE 2001; 16:131-7. [PMID: 11659073 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720x.1988.tb01060.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Because of technological developments in reproductive genetics, couples now have many options not available a decade ago. Some developments are controversial and deeply divide our society. This article examines some of these issues and establishes guidelines of approach.
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- J C Fletcher
- Center for Biomedical Ethics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
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Embury SH. Advances in the prenatal and molecular diagnosis of the hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias. Hemoglobin 1995; 19:237-61. [PMID: 8537229 DOI: 10.3109/03630269509005812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Prenatal diagnosis is available for pregnancies at risk for virtually all inherited disorders of hemoglobin production. The field of reproductive genetics must confront many ethical, legal, and social concerns regarding its use, many of which derive from a woman's desire to bear children but legal right to abortion. The goal of more widespread utilization of prenatal diagnosis is sought in the context of questioning the ethical control to be exerted over the biological makeup of future generations. Its appropriate application would be facilitated greatly by the availability of reliable DNA markers of disease severity. Advances in fetal sampling and in detecting mutant globin genes have provided the safe, accurate methodology required for prenatal diagnosis. Chorionic villus sampling in the first trimester has become standard practice, but second trimester amniocentesis also is used for sampling fetal DNA. The use of preimplantation diagnosis and testing fetal cells from the maternal circulation will soon be practical. DNA-based detection of globin gene mutations has been facilitated greatly by the polymerase chain reaction revolution, and several reliable diagnostic methods are available. Polymerase chain reaction-based methods rely on restriction analysis, allele-specific hybridization or amplification, DNA sequence analysis, and new non-polymerase chain reaction methods for DNA amplification in vitro. These methods are available for detecting hemoglobinopathy, thalassemia, and thalassemic-hemoglobinopathy genes that affect alpha- or beta-globin loci.
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- S H Embury
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine 94110, USA
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Dallaire L, Lortie G, Des Rochers M, Clermont R, Vachon C. Parental reaction and adaptability to the prenatal diagnosis of fetal defect or genetic disease leading to pregnancy interruption. Prenat Diagn 1995; 15:249-59. [PMID: 7784383 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970150308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the psychological reaction of two groups of parents to a pregnancy termination after they had undergone a prenatal diagnostic procedure. The analysis involved interviews with a study group of 76 patients who were at risk of giving birth to a child with a genetic disease or defect and a comparison group of 124 who had a pregnancy termination after a major anomaly had been detected by routine ultrasound and who were not at known risk for a genetic disease. Only patients in the study group had received counselling before the prenatal diagnosis and were aware that the fetus could be affected. The overall reaction of the comparison group was one of shock, denial of fetal abnormality, and guilt over 'abandoning the fetus'. A feeling of guilt was expressed by patients in the comparison group (73 per cent versus 29 per cent) in the period immediately following the interruption. One-third of patients in both groups felt obliged to undergo a therapeutic abortion. More patients in the study group than in the comparison group expressed the need to see a psychiatrist at the time of the study (19 per cent versus 7 per cent) and viewed future pregnancies as a replacement for the lost pregnancy (63 per cent versus 19 per cent). The recommendations of the study focus on information sessions to personnel, nursing support, analgesia during the expulsion period, an atmosphere of respect that should be present at the time that the fetus is viewed, the anticipation of mourning, and the long-term follow-up of the couple to ensure that counselling for future pregnancies and psychological support are provided when needed.
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- L Dallaire
- Service de Génétique Médicale Centre de Recherche Pédiatrique, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Feudtner C. Prenatal diagnosis. N Engl J Med 1993; 328:1710-1; author reply 1711-2. [PMID: 8487832 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199306103282312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Kerem E, Lynch A. Screening for cystic fibrosis. Ethical and social issues. THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1991; 143:457-60. [PMID: 2001051 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/143.3.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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HIV disease has emerged as a major chronic illness of childhood. Children with HIV infection and children with other chronic health impairments have much in common, including the need for comprehensive, multidisciplinary, coordinated care that includes special attention to the psychosocial effects on the child and family. However, because the mother and often the father and siblings share this lethal viral infection, the impact of HIV disease upon the family surpasses that of virtually all other chronic conditions. This is compounded by the association of the disease with drug use, its preponderance among the most disenfranchised populations in the United States, and the persistent public fear and discrimination surrounding AIDS. We have made substantial progress already in the medical management of this infection, and while we await the development of more effective therapies, we already have the tools and knowledge in hand to help these families.
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- A Meyers
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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Weiner J, Bernhardt BA. A survey of state Medicaid policies for coverage of abortion and prenatal diagnostic procedures. Am J Public Health 1990; 80:717-20. [PMID: 2188517 PMCID: PMC1404734 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.6.717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In the summer of 1988, we surveyed all states to evaluate access to Medicaid funding for abortion after the diagnosis of an anomalous fetus. All state Medicaid programs covered amniocentesis, and most had expanded coverage to include newer prenatal diagnostic procedures for eligible women. In 29 states, however, abortion coverage was limited to instances when continuation of abortion threatens the life of the mother. Only 13 states paid for a woman on Medicaid to obtain an abortion after diagnosis of an anomalous fetus.
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- J Weiner
- Division of Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Franks AL, Atrash HK, Lawson HW, Colberg KS. Obstetrical pulmonary embolism mortality, United States, 1970-85. Am J Public Health 1990; 80:720-2. [PMID: 2343959 PMCID: PMC1404735 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.6.720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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To investigate pulmonary embolism as a cause of obstetrical death, vital records data from 1970 through 1985 were analyzed. Results showed that the number of obstetrical pulmonary embolism deaths per 100,000 live births declined by 50 percent for both Whites and Blacks. However, Black women maintained more than a 2.5-fold higher risk, and women over age 40 had a ten-fold higher risk of embolism mortality. Thus, although the risk of obstetrical pulmonary embolism death has declined, some subgroups of women remain at higher risk.
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- A L Franks
- Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333
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Steinbacher R, Gilroy F. Sex Selection Technology: A Prediction of Its Use and Effect. THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 1990. [DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1990.10543223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- M P M Richards
- Child Care and Development Group, University of Cambridge, UK
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Recombinant DNA approaches to disease analysis may be as applicable to studies of disease association as they are to the analysis and diagnosis of single-gene defects. Population and/or family association analyses, using restriction fragment length polymorphisms around candidate genes as markers, have been employed to study conditions such as atherosclerosis and disease with an HLA-association. Progress made to date in disease-association studies using recombinant DNA methodology is reviewed, the rationale behind such studies is examined and associated problems and pitfalls discussed.
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- D N Cooper
- Haematology Department, King's College Hospital School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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Donnai D. The management of the patient having fetal diagnosis. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY 1987; 1:737-45. [PMID: 3436110 DOI: 10.1016/s0950-3552(87)80014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The non-technical aspects of delivery of prenatal diagnostic services deserve consideration. Communication with the patient and her partner about their risks of fetal abnormality, the risks of tests and the interpretation of results is essential if the couple are to make the right choices for themselves. Some results of prenatal tests are easy to interpret but others are more difficult either because the clinical consequences cannot be predicted or because the laboratory results are 'borderline' or could be artifactual. Further tests to clarify the situation may be necessary and expert help sought from several disciplines. Staff involved in the care of a woman undergoing termination of pregnancy should be willing to participate in the procedures sympathetically. Post-termination examination of the aborted fetus is necessary both for genetic counselling and quality control for the tests employed. Throughout the various stages of prenatal diagnosis, support should be provided for the couple; this is particularly necessary for those who have had a previous abnormal baby. For those undergoing termination of pregnancy, skilled help should be offered to minimize long-term adverse sequelae.
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Intervention Against Genetic Disease: Economic and Ethical Considerations. PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-4704-7_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Faden RR, Chwalow AJ, Orel-Crosby E, Holtzman NA, Chase GA, Leonard CO. What participants understand about a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening program. Am J Public Health 1985; 75:1381-4. [PMID: 2415009 PMCID: PMC1646434 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.75.12.1381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We investigated the knowledge of pregnant women participating in a maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program for the detection of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus. Women participating in the screening program scored higher on two knowledge tests than a comparison group of pregnant women who were not offered screening. However, there were substantial gaps in the knowledge base of women in the program, as measured by one of the tests. Women did not misinterpret a negative test result to mean that the test had identified a potential problem with the fetus; instead, there is a suggestion that they tended to interpret a negative result too positively, as an assurance that the baby was healthy in all respects.
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Forest MG. Pitfalls in prenatal diagnosis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency by amniotic fluid steroid analysis? A six years experience in 102 pregnancies at risk. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1985; 458:130-47. [PMID: 3879118 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb14598.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia and of the hemoglobinopathies is now accepted as an effective measure to reduce the impact of these diseases in populations where they occur in high frequencies. The procedure has been carried out on more than 5,000 cases over the past decade. Evaluation of the results shows a significant decrease of the yearly number of affected newborns and reflects a considerable gain in economic and medical resources. Methodology has improved over the years so as to make the procedure safer, faster, and less expensive. Among recent advances, gene mapping on trophoblast DNA (as early as the 9th week of pregnancy) represents a major step which will gradually replace conventional procedures (performed during the 18-20th week of pregnancy) in concerned laboratories.
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Vandenberghe K, De Wolf F, Fryns JP, Eggermont E, Van den Berghe H. Antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal malformations: possibilities, limitations and dilemmas. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1984; 18:279-97. [PMID: 6396125 DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(84)90050-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The antenatal ultrasound diagnosis of fetal abnormalities in 150 fetuses over the period 1975-early 1983 is reported. The perinatal outcome of the whole series has been assessed. The most frequently encountered malformations involved the central nervous system (34.9%), the nephro-urological system (17.2%), and the gastro-intestinal tract, abdominal wall and diaphragm (17.1%). Neonatal findings in incompletely explained polyhydramnions, fetal hydrops, and severe intrauterine growth retardation are also commented upon. Numerical chromosomal abnormalities were present in at least 13.3% of the malformed fetuses. The accuracy of the antenatal ultrasound diagnosis in a defined subgroup with congenital malformations resulting in perinatal death was analysed: in 76.9% one (or more) malformations were correctly diagnosed or relevant information was obtained. Comment is made on the obstetrical management and its inherent dilemmas, with appropriate references to the literature. Antenatal ultrasound, together with complementary techniques, can reach an acceptable level of accuracy, but associated anomalies may be missed. Groups for which there are different prognoses can be assessed, and serve as a guideline in perinatal management. Ethical attitudes, psychological aspects, and the possible promises of fetal treatment are briefly discussed.
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Holzgreve W, Hogge WA, Golbus MS. Chorion villi sampling (CVS) for prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders: first results and future research. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1984; 17:121-30. [PMID: 6376196 DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(84)90135-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Chorion villi sampling (CVS) in the first trimester of pregnancy has become available recently as an alternative method to second trimester amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis of genetic defects. Currently there are six different tissue sampling techniques being investigated in different centers around the world, but there are very few trials in ongoing pregnancies. From chorionic villi material cytogenetic and biochemical studies as well as DNA analyses can be performed. Different methods of chromosome analysis are being investigated at the University of California San Francisco and elsewhere to determine the most efficient and reliable techniques. Larger studies will be needed to establish the efficacy and the safety of the chorionic villi sampling procedure for the mother and the developing fetus. Although CVS is preferable to amniocentesis for psychological and medical reasons (earlier elective termination of a fetus with a genetic disorder), many questions remain to be answered in carefully controlled studies.
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Dickens BM. Interests of parents in pediatric laboratory medicine--ethical and legal. Clin Biochem 1984; 17:60-3. [PMID: 6705191 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(84)90540-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Donald R. Mattison
- Pregnancy Research BranchNational Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNational Institutes of HealthBethesdaMD
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDivision of Maternal‐Fetal MedicineGeorgetown University School of MedicineWashington, DC
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Harisiades JP. Maternal serum AFP screening: a programmatic overview. ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE OF WOMEN 1983; 4:17-40. [PMID: 6190853 DOI: 10.1080/07399338309510807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Hirschhorn K. Overview and historical perspective of prenatal diagnosis. Methods Cell Biol 1982; 26:1-9. [PMID: 6752649 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)61361-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Inborn Errors of Metabolism. Clin Biochem 1982. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-657102-8.50013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Grabowski GA, Desnick RJ. Prenatal diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases; principles, pitfalls, and prospects. Methods Cell Biol 1982; 26:95-179. [PMID: 6752654 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)61365-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Section 7: Ethical, legal, and societal consideration of prenatal diagnosis. Prenat Diagn 1981. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.1970010510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nolan-Haley JM. Amniocentesis and the apotheosis of human quality control. THE JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE 1981; 2:347-363. [PMID: 6976403 DOI: 10.1080/01947648109513332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Grob PJ. [Alpha-1-fetoprotein screening--development and problems]. SOZIAL- UND PRAVENTIVMEDIZIN 1981; 26:217-20. [PMID: 6171116 DOI: 10.1007/bf02075094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Principle and logistic of alpha-1-fetoprotein (AFP-) screening is explained. It is estimated that approximately 2% of women pregnant for 16 to 18 weeks have elevated circulating AFP. By again measuring serum-AFP and by ultrasound examination such abnormal values can be explained by multiple pregnancies, wrongly estimated duration of pregnancy, abortus, etc, in approximately half of the cases. In 0.8 to 1% of all pregnant women the high-serum-AFP remains unexplained and an amniocentesis is indicated. An elevated amniotic AFP (0.1 to 0.2% of all pregnant women) strongly points to a fetus with an open neural tube defect. By also measuring amniotic acetylcholinesterase, this diagnosis can be distinguished from other fetal abnormalities associated with high amniotic AFP, such as omphalocele.
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Fisher NL, Starr ED, Greene T, Hoehn H. Utility and limitations of chromosome banding in pre- and postnatal service cytogenetics. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1980; 5:285-94. [PMID: 6157325 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320050311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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This report analyzes detection rates of chromosome aberrations as a function of stainig technique. Of 1,717 peripheral lymphocyte cultures processed by a midsize service cytogenetics laboratory, 23 chromosomal aberrations (1.3%) would not have been detected without the use of either R-banding or G-banding. These 23 cases comprise 21 of 64 non-Robertsonian structural autosomal changes and two of 68 gonosomal aberrations. In contrast, in 1,634 amniotic fluid cell cultures only one balanced rearrangement (0.06% of all cases) would not have been detected without banding. Combined with incidence rates from newborn cytogenetic screenings, these figures suggest that among 10,000 prenatal diagnoses for advanced maternal age, at most one chromosomally unbalanced fetus would be missed if banding were not routinely applied. Because of savings in time and possible automation, it is estimated that discretionary rather than routine use of chromosome banding in prenatal cytogenetics would allow for detection of at least twice as many age-related aneuploidies. In view of sharply rising demand for prenatal cytogenetic services, a discretionary approach might therefore assure a more equitable distribution of limited cytogenetic resources.
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Goodwin J. Ethics of prenatal diagnosis. N Engl J Med 1979; 300:1340-1. [PMID: 440353 DOI: 10.1056/nejm197906073002323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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