Vamos E, Vandenberghe K, Cassiman J J
Centre de Génétique Médicale, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Eur J Hum Genet. 1997;5 Suppl 1:7-13.
Prenatal diagnoses (PND) in Belgium are performed exclusively in licensed centres of medical genetics linked to university hospitals. These centres of genetics provide comprehensive genetic services which include, in addition to genetic tests, genetic counselling and moral support. These services are accessible to all residents in Belgium through coverage by the social security. PND has become a widely accepted procedure by the public and the health professionals, and has achieved significant prevention of birth defects, mainly chromosome abnormalities. The main problems involved in PND in Belgium are (1) the lack of regulations about indications for PND and (2) insufficient education in medical genetics in medical schools. It is hoped that the basic organisation of PND in Belgium will prevail in the future, with the proposed improvements.
比利时的产前诊断（PND）仅在与大学医院相关的医学遗传学持牌中心进行。这些遗传学中心提供全面的遗传服务，除了基因检测外，还包括遗传咨询和精神支持。比利时的所有居民都可通过社会保障覆盖范围获得这些服务。产前诊断已成为公众和卫生专业人员广泛接受的程序，并在预防出生缺陷，主要是染色体异常方面取得了显著成效。比利时产前诊断涉及的主要问题是：（1）缺乏关于产前诊断适应症的规定；（2）医学院校医学遗传学教育不足。希望比利时产前诊断的基本组织架构在未来能随着所提议的改进得以延续。
