Muscular Dystrophy : Prevention
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Genetic counseling is advised when there is a family history of muscular dystrophy. Women may have no symptoms but still carry the gene for the disorder. Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be detected with about 95% accuracy by genetic studies perfor...
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A complete cardiac evaluation is recommended at least once in all carrier females of DMD and EDMD. A pacemaker may be implanted if these do not provide adequate control. Heart transplants are increasingly common for men with BMD.
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The arrhythmias of EDMD and BMD may be treatable with antiarrhythmia drugs such as mexiletine or nifedipine. A pacemaker may be implanted if these do not provide adequate control. Heart transplants are increasingly common for men with BMD.
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Muscular Dystrophy : Genetic counseling.
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A complete cardiac evaluation is recommended at least once in all carrier females of DMD and EDMD. A pacemaker may be implanted if these do not provide adequate control. Heart transplants are increasingly common for men with BMD.
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Because of this some parents choose to become pregnant and have the disease status of the fetus determined early in the pregnancy...Parents who decide to continue the pregnancy with a defective fetus may be better prepared to care for the infant by being informed about the disease in advance...Many diseases transmitted as a single gene defect can now be diagnosed very early in pregnancy...
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Genetic counseling is a communication process by which personal genetic risk information is translated into practical information for families. Genetic counselors are health care professionals with specialized training and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling.
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Genetic counseling aims to facilitate the exchange of information regarding a person ' s genetic legacy. It attempts to: accurately diagnose a disorder assess the risk of recurrence in the concerned family members and their relatives provide alternatives for decision-making provide support groups that will help family members cope with the recurrence of a disorder Purpose Genetic counselors work with people concerned about the risk of an inherited disease.
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Genetic counseling is a communication process by which personal genetic risk information is translated into practical information for families. Genetic counselors are health care professionals with specialized training and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling.
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Genetic counseling is a communication process by which personal genetic risk information is translated into practical information for families. Genetic counselors are health care professionals with specialized training and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling.
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A branch of science that attempts to understand the fundamental biologic makeup of organisms by examining the genetic blueprints in each cell The nucleus of every cell holds the key to nearly every visible and invisible feature of the human body, from the color of hair to the pumping capacity of the heart. In each nucleus of every cell there are 23 pair of chromosomes (46 total).
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