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Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have identified a genetic link to smoking in pregnancy. Results from the U.K.-wide ...

In the most severe form of the condition, type 3 Chiari malformation, part of the lower back part of the brain ( cerebellum ) ...

For couples in this situation, the ethical dilemma involves the decision to continue or to end a pregnancy without having knowledge of the severity of the disorder. Prenatal genetic screening is ...

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A child with a rare genetic disorder — spinal muscular atrophy type I — was treated prenatally for the first time. Courtesy of Jakob Owens  via Unsplash During an amniocentesis test, a long, thin ...