[Experience with organizing regional genetic monitoring]

The necessity of conducting regional genetic monitoring (GM) is substantiated, an experience on its organization and the procedure of its carrying out with the help of computer technology is provided. The analysis of GM indicated that the incidence of developmental defects registered and listed is in the population limits. Proceeding from the example of anencephaly , the role of GM in the assessment of the effectiveness of comprehensive measures on prevention of birth of children with grave defects has been demonstrated.