Long-term effect of prospective detection of high genetic risk on couples' reproductive life: data for thalassaemia.

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Prospective risk detection with availability of prenatal diagnosis is the best service currently available for couples at high genetic risk Here we describe the long term effect of this service on the reproductive life of 102 couples at risk of thalassaemia, whose risk was detected prospectively by carrier screening, who made use of prenatal diagnosis, and where the woman is now over 40. Overall outcome for...

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