genetics
 A fully equipped cyto-genetic lab aids both the FMU and the infertility unit. The genetic lab offers the following services:-
Genetic Counselling :-
Premarital Counselling
People with family/personal history of structural/mental abnormalities with/without consanguinity are offered counseling regarding the risk they carry for a particular disorder.
Antenatal Counselling
A woman with an USG detec ted fetal anomaly is counseled regarding the prognosis of her pregnancy and the probability of having a similar anomaly in the future.
Work up of the Index Child
Any woman with an affected child is offered detailed work up of the child by a team of dysmorphologists and geneticists to reach an accurate diagnosis which may predict the prognosis.
Lab Services:-
Cytogenetics – Karyotyping |
| Prenatal |
Postnatal |
| Amniotic fluid |
Peripheral blood Sample |
| CVS |
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| Fetal Blood |
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FISH |
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for 13,18,21, X & Y Chromosomes |
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PCR |
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Y chromosome micro deletion |
| DNA Isolation |
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PGD
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( Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis) |
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