| January 2006 · Vol. 18, No. 1 UPDATE on PRENATAL COUNSELING
New Developments that are Changing Patient Care
PRENATAL COUNSELING
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Fast Track
The prevalence of fragile X premutations in women is relatively high
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Louise
Wilkins-Haug,
MD, PhDMedical Director, Center for Fetal Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
and Associate Professor and Division Director,
Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics,
Department of Obstetrics,
Gynecology and Reproductive Biology,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston
Genetic medicine is fast gaining recognition as an essential component of clinical care. Since this Update last year, 2 areas have seen notable progress:
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