Genetic Counseling: Annotated Bibliography

Genetic Counseling

Genetic counseling is a communication process extending over a period of hours to years. The messages conveyed to the families with affected individuals are the diagnosis and prognosis and management. Patients‘families were referred to Cardiology for appropriate medical management and treatment. At Division of Human Genetics, the families were counseled regarding the recurrence risk for the chromosomal abnormality especially to the parents with translocation carrier status and information on prenatal diagnosis,

CONCLUSION
Sixty-five patients with CHDs were referred for karyotyping and counseling. There were 33 male and 32 female probands. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected in 27 (41.5%) and 38 had normal karyotype. Numerical chromosomal abnormality was found in 21 (77.8%) and the structural in 6 (22.2%). Numerical chromosomal abnormality was seen in 14 female and 7 male and the structural in 4 female and 2 male probands. Karyotype was normal in the rest of the 24 male and 14 female probands. …show more content…
RECOMMENDATION AND FUTURE RESEARCH STUDY:
Molecular analysis may highlight the localized genes especially in those cases with chromosomal