Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
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Glossary<br />
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Page<br />
Scientific terms 104<br />
Diseases 107<br />
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) 107<br />
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency 107<br />
Breast cancer 107<br />
C<strong>on</strong>genital disorders 107<br />
C<strong>on</strong>genital hypothyroidism 108<br />
Cystic fibrosis (CF) 108<br />
Down’s syndrome 108<br />
Duchenne muscular dystrophy 108<br />
Familial colorectal cancer 109<br />
Familial hypercholesterolaemia 109<br />
Fragile X syndrome 109<br />
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency 110<br />
Haemoglobin disorders : 110<br />
Sickle cell disease 110<br />
Thalassaemia 111<br />
Haemophilia 111<br />
Huntingt<strong>on</strong>’s disease 111<br />
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 112<br />
Neural tube defects : 112<br />
Anencephaly 112<br />
Spina bifida 112<br />
Phenylket<strong>on</strong>uria (PKU) 112<br />
Polycystic kidney disease 113<br />
Rhesus haemolytic disease 113<br />
Rubella 113<br />
Tay-Sachs disease 114<br />
Turner’s syndrome 114<br />
Procedures for antenatal testing 115<br />
Amniocentesis 115<br />
Chori<strong>on</strong>ic villus sampling (CVS) 115<br />
Fetal blood and tissue sampling 115<br />
Ultrasound 115