According to doctors, many human diseases have a genetic
part; some of them are under investigations by researchers; while some of them
are orphan and rare diseases. In many cases, it is seen that physicians are
unable to put a name to a genetic condition. If it happens, the condition in a
child or an adult is counted as undiagnosed rare or genetic disorder. Some of
the common Genetic diseases or genetic disorders are
- Cystic Fibrosis and Fragile X Syndrome
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Sickle-Cell Disease
- Alpha and Beta Thalassemia and Tay-Sachs Disease
What is more important than anything else for intended
parents to get the genetic tests done in the supervision of professionals. You
have to schedule an appointment to centers where they are done.
Genetic Tests – Essential to Determine the Risk of
Potential Genetic Disorders and Diseases
Genetictesting is
one of the important procedure done by analyzing small samples of blood or
tissues from the blood to determine whether you, your partner or baby carry
genes for inherited disorders. It is vital to help doctors to pinpoint missing
or defective genes. These tests are required and of course essential to
diagnose diseases on particular illness that your doctor may suspect.
Such type of testing is not just limited to blood sample or
tissues, but can be done through different types of body fluids and tissues.
However, it is important to note that only a very tiny blood sample is required
or skin, bone or other tissues are required for deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA
screening.
Why Genetic Testing
is Important for the Duration of Pregnancy
For intended parents, it is one of the vital decisions to
make to ensure good health of their baby who is still in uterus and coming to
the world in few weeks or months. Pregnant woman may decide to undergo
amniocentesis or chronic villus sampling before birth. A blood test is also
done for geneticscreening and to
screen for many disorders. If any kind of problem is find, amniocentesis or
chorionic villus sampling is required.
This type of testing is preferred and done from 15 to 20
weeks of pregnancy by a simple method of hallowing a needle into the abdomen to
remove a small amount of amniotic fluid from around the developing fetus.
This fluid later can be tested for genetic problems and to
determine the sex of the child. Not to mention CVS or Chorionic Villus Sampling
that is performed between 10th to 12th week of pregnancy.
You have to schedule an appointment to doctors or experts of
a center where such genetic testing procedures are performed.
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