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Genetic Testing on the fetus?


In what circumstances might genetic tests be carried out on a fetus, and what could they be testing for?

I mean what sort of genetic problems could they be looking for such as;
Huntingtons Disorder
Cystic Fibrosis
Etc...

If there are genetic diseases in the family they might test for this in early stages while abortion is still an option. Also in some rare cases they may perform a paternity test to determine who the father is, but this is usually done after the birth. I can't recall of the circumstances they do that in, but it's not common.

Edit - They will be looking for anything you have a family history of. I guess it would be dependent on that. If a family history isn't the reason the tests are being administered I would imagine they would look for everything that has a genetic indicator.

They would be testing for genetic defects. I would assume they would do this if you had an abnormal triple screen, of advanced maternal age, or have a family history of defects.

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