Prenatal Diagnosis

Other Genetic Diseases

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Treatment

If you have positive results on a screening test, we recommend that you discuss this with your own doctor and a genetic counselor. Options for further diagnostic testing will be explained. The decision as to whether to have invasive genetic testing is up to you.

If a diagnostic test finds a genetic abnormality, the significance of such results should be discussed with experts familiar with the condition, including a medical geneticist and a genetic counselor, as well as your own doctor. Medical geneticists and genetic counselors are available at the UCSF Prenatal Diagnosis Center. Referrals and support information are available for all decisions.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated August 31, 2007