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==Screening==
==Screening==
Prenatal [[echocardiography]] and genetic testing  are useful methods for early detection of [[cyanotic]] [[congenital heart disease]].
Prenatal [[echocardiography]] and genetic testing  are useful methods for early detection of [[cyanotic]] [[congenital heart disease]].
== Genetic assessment ==
* Fetal genetic assessment is indicated because [[chromosome abnormalities]] are common in fetuses with cardiac defects, even when isolated.
* The risk of fetal [[aneuploidy]] varies depending on the malformation. [14]:
* The [[22q11.2 deletion syndrome|22q11 deletion]] has been associated with several cardiac anomalies, including [[interrupted aortic arch]], [[truncus arteriosus]], [[ventricular septal defect]], and [[tetralogy of Fallot]]. [14].
* The two main approaches for genetic testing are:
* [[G-banding]] of fetal cells obtained via [[amniocentesis]], with [[Fluorescent in situ hybridization|fluorescent in situ hybridization (]]FISH) to assess for [[Microdeletion|microdeletions]], such as 22q11, not detectable by visual banding techniques.
* Chromosomal [[microarray]], which detects submicroscopic chromosomal abnormalities in 5 percent of fetuses with ultrasound-detected anomalies and a normal [[G-banding|G-band karyotype]]. 
* Disadvantages of [[Microarray|chromosomal microarray]] are that balanced rearrangements are not detectable and variants of unknown significance may be identified.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:07, 6 November 2020