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Wednesday, August 17,1983/The Battalion/Page 9 ew test discovers irth defects early Warped by Scott McCullar STUPID LOCAL RADIO COnttERClAL # £00 in ties mvi Brewster, | >erson, latitTl )avis, Mart® United Press International ell, Nolan, CHICAGO — A one-day agan, Sur.t:»th6(l of detecting genetic de- Ward and lifts ii) a fetus as early as the first to 10 weeks of pregnancy •de proviskrffld eventually replace eceivefavo-iniocentesis, doctors say. y delaying; yjj,. new method developed ility on es:|; ur0 p e i s “earlier and faster” com thei''inamniocentesis, Dr. Eugene cis of cattlei.g ainen t ) medical genetics di- e to thedo, ;torat |yii c i iae i Reese Hospital d Medical Center, said Mon- yat a news conference, pAmniocentesis involves in- ling a long needle through : woman’s abdomen and tak- ; I sample of fetal cells from , 1 amniotic fluid surrounding e sa, ^t|fetus for analysis, would aiijtKf 1 wd over tit Th ( procedure, which costs and "dem 00tn$8OO, is performed dur- snsofDalbsjhf fourth and fifth months n the asv pregnancy. It takes up to four Kennedy.' « ks Ro get results. A small plastic catheter is hi ed thepojtM through the vagina into ■ uferus. Guided by ultra- J£RK a: gosh, _ f-I JUST CAN'T seen TO FIND A PLACE IN THE AREA THAT WHAT AM X 60//VG TO DO?" xerkb: 'gee.- A—, TRIED -PJrjAC£_? HAVE THE BEST AND LOWEST PRICES THE BRV AN-COLLEGE b: ""gosh, _A_, where are TOO GOING SO FAST?'' A: "I'lA HURRYING TO _I i =AP§_. bye!" Ps ter to a specific location known as the chorionic villi. A small sample is withdrawn and sent to the laboratory for chromosome analysis. Results are available within 24 hours and confirmation be tween three and seven days, Per- gament said. The outpatient procedure requires no anes thesia. Pergament said his group be lieves the new procedure “even tually will replace amniocentesis and that amniocentesis will serve as the back-up.” The Michael Reese doctors learned the chorionic villi sam pling and genetic analysis tech nique from University College of London and the University of Milan, Italy. They are the first in the United States to use it but are similar to those of amniocen tesis. Criteria for using the test are the same as amniocentesis: women over age 35, parents who previously conceived a baby with chromosomal abnormalities and carriers of genetic diseases such as Nieman-Pick and Tay-Sachs — “progressive degenerative disorders for which there is no treatment,” Pergament said. Abortion during the first trimester — rather than the second trimester following amniocentesis — represents a “significant reduction in the risk,” Pergament said. Bell contract talks may be key to stopping nationwide strike expect more institutions to start within the next month. The technique also can deter mine the sex of the fetus but Per gament said he would not per form the test for that reason alone. a ppropnattl ind. doctors move the cathe- “It’s going to take many years until the safety and risks have been determined,” Pergament said, adding the risks probably The new test costs about $800. The United Nations World Health organization has established an international study of the new method. United Press International Representatives of the Bell System and 700,000 striking telephone workers bill Tues day’s formal contract talks — the first since the 10-day-old nation wide work stoppage began — as a chance to start building an agreement to end the walkout. “Both sides — the unions and the Bell System — are still far apart in their positions,” a spokesman for American Tele phone & Telegraph Co. said Monday. “But we both have agreed that meeting across the bargaining table might help de fine some areas of possible movement between the parties.” Washington follow several in formal discussions between un ion officials and AT&T manage ment. junction box in the east Texas town of Marshall Monday, cut ting off service to about 100 Southwestern Bell customers. The holding company is separate bargaining sessions with two smaller unions. Today’s formal talks in ROGER MEANS MEAT AT&T supervisory workers have been filling in for striking phone workers to keep the sys tem operating. 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