I have changed my mind again about my research topic. My problem was narrowing my subject down in order to focus on one aspect of gene therapy or genetic engineering. CVS stands for chorionic villus sampling and it is a procedure performed on pregnate women who maybe concerned about their soon to be child. CVS is basically the removal of a small piece of tissue (chorionic villi) from the uterus during early pregnancy to screen the baby for genetic defects. This biopsy may indicate more than 200 disorders including Down syndrome, Hemoglobinopathies, and Tay-Sachs disease, which is a disease that causes damage to your nervous system. Many couples chose this procedure to find out if a family disease has been passed down to their innocent child.
Even though this type of test has many benefits numerous women do not take it because of the risk of miscarriage. There is only a 2% chance of fetal loss but to some women that is something they don't wany to risk.
Some other useful websites I found are baby center , march of dimes, American Pregnancy Association, MayoClinic, and Web MD.
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This sounds really neat! It amazes me how much we have learned about ourselves through biology! Some people might disagree with me, but I think that it would be great to be able to stop the problems before they occur!
wow thats really cool! i can't wait to see what all you find about it
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