Prenatal testing: A method for early detection of genetic disorders among fetuses in Thailand, a data between the year 1990 and 2010

Article type: Review Article

Authors: Wiwanitkit, Viroj^;

Affiliations: Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Viroj Wiwanitkit, Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand 10160. Tel.: +66 24132436; E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Prenatal screening is an effective way to prevent genetic disease in pediatric populations. The prenatal amniocentesis and chromosome study is a widely used screening test. Here, the author reports the data on this screening from Thailand as a national reference. The rate of detected disorders is equal to 3.88 percent and the most common disorder is Down syndrome. It can be seen that the implementation of screening can help successfully prevent a number of genetic disorders in Thai pediatric population.

Keywords: Prenatal, genetic, screening, pediatrics

DOI: 10.3233/PGE-2012-004

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Genetics, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 13-14, 2012