Define the term genetic as used in biology. What does it mean for evolution to be more deterministic for those unaware of evolution? What is meant by general adaptation syndrome? What type of congenital disorder
The Philadelphia chromosome results from translocation. What does that mean? What is the genetic basis of sickle cell anemia? Provide the 4 blood types and their associated genotypes. What is meant by the term "trisomy?" Explain the potential outcom...
mosaic trisomy 16neonatal outcomesobstetric outcomesquality of lifeTo evaluate obstetric and neonatal outcomes as well as long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes and quality of life among prenatally detected cases of mosaic trisomy (MT16) and confined placental mosaicism (CPM) for trisomy 16. We recruited...
but most of it bypasses the liver and flows into the inferior vena cava through the ductus venosus and into the right upper chamber (atrium) of the heart.
Surrogacy or surrogate motherhood, mistakenly defined by many as the rental of wombs or "womb-for-rent" service, is afertility treatmentby which a woman other than the intended mother carries the pregnancy to term and gives birth to the baby. ...
Polysomy is a condition where there is more than one copy of the chromosome relative to the normal. Trisomy (2N+1) and tetrasomy (2N+2) are examples of polysomy.
We sought to explore treatment approaches in the care of high-risk HLHS infants across the United States as well as short- and long-term outcomes for different interventions and the role of comfort care. To this end, we specifically analyzed HLHS patients at <36 weeks of gestation or <2.5 ...
What does small femur length mean? Fetuses with shorter-than-expected femur length have been found to be at higher risk for skeletal dysplasia, otherwise known asdwarfism. 2 This is different from short stature, which is a height that is three or more standard deviations below the mean fo...
Prader-Willi syndrome or trisomy 21. The most common aetiology of OSAHS in children is tonsil hypertrophy, and the first line treatment proposed for the majority of patients is the surgical removal of these tonsils. However, the risk of residual OSAHS after surgery is approximately 10–20%, and...
I’m worried I haven’t had all the possible screening I could have had. I’m trying to avoid an amnio as much as possible. Is there more non-invasive screening I can do at this stage of my pregnancy? Thanks says Ali–well “big,” is a relative term and subjective (I attended a...