Patient's question:
I am 16 weeks pregnant and went to the hospital for a routine prenatal check-up. The doctor said that the baby's chromosomes are a bit abnormal. I want to know what disease is caused by abnormal chromosomes and whether this condition will interfere with the baby's normal growth and development?Doctor's answer:
Normal humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. For those suffering from chromosomal diseases, current medical technology cannot provide a cure, so it is usually detected through timely and meticulous examinations using various medical facilities and instruments. To determine if a fetus's chromosomes are normal, there are generally two methods: one is amniocentesis, which involves extracting a small amount of amniotic fluid from the pregnant woman for testing, and the other is non-invasive DNA testing.