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FISH for Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Published on: February 23, 2011
Insights
This current awareness service provides a comprehensive bibliography on prenatal diagnosis, covering 17 key areas of fetal development and screening. It ensures researchers stay updated on the latest scientific literature in the field.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Medical Genetics
- Developmental Biology
Context:
- Keeping abreast of rapid advancements in prenatal diagnosis is crucial for healthcare professionals and researchers.
- The existing literature is vast and fragmented, making comprehensive literature review challenging.
- John Wiley & Sons offers a curated current awareness service to address this need.
Purpose:
- To provide a structured and up-to-date bibliography of newly published material in prenatal diagnosis.
- To facilitate efficient literature searching for researchers and clinicians in the field.
- To cover a wide spectrum of topics within prenatal diagnosis, from basic science to clinical applications.
Summary:
- The service presents a detailed bibliography divided into 17 distinct sections, covering all aspects of prenatal diagnosis.
- Sections include reviews, general interest, fetal development, various diagnostic methods (ultrasound, molecular), screening, fetal therapy, and psychosocial factors.
- Articles are organized alphabetically by author within each section, with omitted sections for periods with no relevant publications.
Impact:
- Enhances accessibility to the latest research findings in prenatal diagnosis.
- Supports informed clinical decision-making and the advancement of diagnostic techniques.
- Serves as a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, and students in obstetrics, gynecology, and medical genetics.
Abstract:
In order to keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest developments in their field, John Wiley & Sons are providing a current awareness service in each issue of the journal. The bibliography contains newly published material in the field of prenatal diagnosis. Each bibliography is divided into 17 sections: 1 Reviews; 2 General Interest; 3 Normal Fetal Development; 4 Gametogenesis and Pre-implantation Diagnosis; 5 First Trimester Diagnosis; 6 Second Trimester Diagnosis; 7 Fetal Diagnosis by Ultrasound and Other Imaging; 8 Maternal Screening; 9 Screening for Carriers of Genetic Abnormality; 10 Technological Developments; 11 Confined Placental Mosaicism and Uniparental Disomy; 12 Molecular Cytogenetics; 13 Fetal Cells in Maternal Circulation; 14 Fetal Therapy; 15 Psychosocial Aspects; 16 Epidemiology and Environmental Factors; 17 Developmental Pathology. Within each section, articles are listed in alphabetical order with respect to author. If, in the preceding period, no publications are located relevant to any one of these headings, that section will be omitted.
