Chapter 8. Prenatal and Neonatal Screening

  1. Neil F. Sharpe5,
  2. Prof. Dr. Ronald F. Carter PhD., FCCMG., FACMG Director6,7
  1. Andrew R. MacRae1,
  2. David Chitayat MD, FABMG, FACMG, FCCMG FRCPC Head, Professor Medical Director, The MSc Program in Genetic Counselling2,
  3. Roxanne Mykitiuk BA., LLB., LLM., Associate Professor of Law3,
  4. Mireille Lacroix B.S.S., LL.B., LL.M., Research Associate4,
  5. Stephanie Turnham B.A.(honours)., LLB candidate, class of 20063

Published Online: 4 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0471748897.ch8

Book Title

Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability

Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability

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How to Cite

Sharpe, N. F. and Carter, R. F. (2006) Prenatal and Neonatal Screening, in Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471748897.ch8

Author Information

  1. 5

    Genetic Testing Research Group, 117 Inchbury Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8R 3B7; 1-905-529-2036; 1-905-577-6446 (fax)

  2. 6

    Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, HSC 3N15, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 1-905-521-5084; 1-905-521-2651 (fax)

  3. 7

    Genetic Services, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada

Author Information

  1. 1

    The Research Institute at Lakeridge Health, Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    The Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, Departments of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, The MSc Program in Genetic Counselling, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  3. 3

    Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  4. 4

    Centre de recherche en droit public, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 JAN 2006
  2. Published Print: 11 NOV 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471649878

Online ISBN: 9780471748892

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Keywords:

  • abortion law;
  • clinical guidelines;
  • counseling;
  • diagnosis;
  • disability;
  • discrimination;
  • duty of care;
  • informed consent;
  • neonatal;
  • nondirective;
  • practice guidelines;
  • prenatal;
  • preimplantation diagnosis;
  • screening;
  • serum markers;
  • standard of care;
  • stigmatization;
  • susceptibility testing;
  • ultrasound markers

Summary

Basic concepts of prenatal screening are discussed, including the various types of analytes and protocols used to screen for neural tube defects and chromosomal abnormalities. A detailed discussion of the legal and ethical issues associated with prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis is presented.

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