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  • Reproductive medicine and genetics
  • Medical imaging and diagnostics
  • Regenerative medicine

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  • Current prenatal diagnosis relies on ultrasound and genetic lab methods.
  • There's a trend towards earlier, first-trimester prenatal screening.
  • Transvaginal sonography and chorionic villus sampling are key first-trimester techniques.

Purpose:

  • To enable timely fetal therapy and prevent untreatable abnormalities.
  • To explore the potential of stem cell therapy for genetic disorders.
  • To develop safer, non-invasive prenatal screening and diagnostic methods.

Summary:

  • Prenatal diagnosis is advancing with improved ultrasound and genetic techniques, favoring first-trimester approaches.
  • First-trimester methods like transvaginal sonography and chorionic villus sampling aid early detection.
  • Stem cell therapy shows promise for single-cell diseases, while non-invasive methods using fetal cells from maternal circulation are under investigation.

Impact:

  • Facilitates earlier intervention for fetal abnormalities.
  • Offers potential for correcting genetic diseases in utero.
  • Aims to reduce risks associated with invasive prenatal procedures.