Manikandan K, Seshadri Suresh
Department of Fetal Medicine, Mediscan Systems, 197, Dr Natesan Road, Mylapore, Chennai, 600 004 India.
Fetal Care Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2017 Dec;67(6):393-399. doi: 10.1007/s13224-017-1042-z. Epub 2017 Aug 17.
Down syndrome is the most common cause of intellectual disability among live born children and is amenable to prenatal detection. Screening for Down syndrome on a population basis requires a thorough understanding of the principles involved in the screening tests. We discuss the rationale behind the commonly available screening tests and the Indian scenario in this setting.
唐氏综合征是活产儿中智力残疾最常见的病因,且可通过产前检测发现。基于人群进行唐氏综合征筛查需要深入理解筛查测试所涉及的原理。我们在此讨论常用筛查测试背后的基本原理以及印度在这方面的情况。