Pap Smear early in pregnancy could reveal genetic disorders-New study

The new findings published in the Journal Science Translational Medicine suggest that pap smears could one day help doctors diagnose and treat babies with genetic diseases. The study also revealed that prenatal screening for genetic disorders could be carried out as early as five weeks into a pregnancy with a simple Pap smear.
Currently, methods for screening fetuses for genetic disorders are more invasive, and cannot be used until a woman is nine to 12 weeks pregnant, the researchers said. A pap smear involves scrapping a small sample of cells from a woman’s cervix.
Writing in their study, the researchers add that genetic disorders that are caused by a certain gene, such as the blood disorders thalassemia and sickle cell anemia, are not common, but still are a major health burden.
But being able to detect genetic disorders as early as possible is important because doctors can then begin treating some of these disorders a baby is finally delivered.
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