genetics services

Families with a child who has unusual physical features, is unusually small, or has medical problems thought to be inherited.
Families with one or more members who are mentally retarded.
Families with one or more members who have unexplained seizures, blindness, deafness, or learning disabilities.
Families in which there is a history of problem pregnancies (stillbirths, miscarriages, or difficulty in conceiving).
Families in which the prospective mother is 35 years of age or older.
Families who are members of ethnic groups considered to be at increased risk, such as African Americans (at risk for Sickle Cell Disease) and those of Eastern European Jewish decent (at risk for Tay-Sachs Disease).
Families in which the prospective mother and father are blood relatives, such as first or second cousins.
Families in which a certain medical condition has occurred in several generations or in several children within the same generation.
Families in which the prospective mother has been exposed to x-rays, alcohol, drugs, or other environmental hazards.

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