Research Article

Community Genetic Services in Iran

Table 1

Community Genetic Services in Iran.

ServicesCongenital abnormalities

Alpha fetoprotein Neural tube defects, nephrosis, chromosomal abnormalities, omphalocele
Amniocentesis Neural tube defects, chromosomal abnormalities
Amniotic fluid chromosomal analysis Trisomy 13, 18, 21 and chromosomal abnormalities
AortographyCongenital heart abnormalities
ArteriographyCongenital heart abnormalities
Arterioplasty with balloon Coarctation aorta
Blood gas analysisCongenital respiratory diseases
Bone marrow transplantation Hydroxyurea
BronchographyCongenital respiratory diseases
BronchoscopyCongenital respiratory diseases
Chest radiographyCongenital respiratory diseases
Chest radiography Congenital heart abnormalities
Chorionic gonadotropin levelTrisomy 13, 18, 21
Color ultrasonography and ventriculography Congenital heart abnormalities
Cordocentesis services Hemoglobinopathies, fetal anemia, acid-base disorders, thalassemia
Craniosynostosis surgery Nervous system anomalies
Dialysis and kidney transplants Congenital renal diseases
DNA services Thalassemia, muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria (PKU), Turner syndrome, cystic fibrosis
Drug treatmentsCongenital heart abnormalities
Echoencephalography procedure Neural tube defects
Electrocardiogram Congenital heart abnormalities
Embryo echocardiography Congenital heart abnormalities
Embryoscopy Facial and limb abnormalities
Exercise testing, congenital heart diseaseCongenital heart abnormalities
Fetal skin biopsy Albinism
Fetoscopy Limb abnormalities
FluoroscopyCongenital heart abnormalities
Genital ambiguous surgery Urogenital malformations
Growth monitoring Congenital anomalies diagnosed after birth
Hemoglobin electrophoresis Sickle cell anemia
Herpes and cytomegalovirus tests Mother and fetus
Intrauterine surgery Diaphragmatic hernia and myelomeningocele
Iron levels and hemoglobin electrophoresis Thalassemia
IV urography and urethrography Obstructive urethral congenital disease
LaryngoscopyCongenital respiratory diseases
Liver function tests Hemochromatosis
Lung aspirationCongenital respiratory diseases
Lung biopsyCongenital respiratory diseases
Lung function testsCongenital respiratory diseases
Maternal health care servicesCongenital anomalies
Maternal phenyl alanine Fetal microcephaly
MRI scan and CT scan Neural tube defects (hydrocephaly and spina bifida)
Neurosurgical techniques Hydrocephaly and Spina Bifida
NICU and special delivery services Pregnancies with omphalocele
Nonconjugated acetyl testTrisomy 21
Preconceptional folic acid consumptionCongenital anomalies
Pregnancy health care services Congenital anomalies
Public educationCongenital anomalies
Pulse and color doppler, angiocardiography Congenital heart abnormalities
Radiography by barium swallowCongenital respiratory diseases
Radio-nucleotide scan Congenital respiratory diseases
Reconstructive surgery VSD, PDA, AV, tetralogy of fallot, pulmonary valve stenosis, and noncyanotic congenital heart diseases
Reconstructive surgery Cleft lip and palate
Screening programme Congenital hypothyroidism, adrenal hyperplasia
Shunting Myelomeningocele with hydrocephaly
Surgical treatment Neurofibromatosis
ThoracentesisCongenital respiratory diseases
ThoracoscopyCongenital respiratory diseases
Treatment by dexamethasone High risk pregnancy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Two-dimensional echocardiography Congenital heart abnormalities
Ultrasound diagnostic services Neural tube defects, heart defects, diaphragmatic hernia
Urine and plasma amino acids, serum ammonium Fetal microcephaly
Urology corrective surgery Hypospadias, cryptorchidism, undescending testis
Vaccination Congenital defects caused by viral infections
Valvuloplasty and valve replacement Aortic valve stenosis
Varios clinical testsEye defects, thyroid anomalies, speech and hearing defects