Some other abnormalities that can be
detected from these special tests include Down Syndrome, Turners» Syndrome, Tay - Sachs
disease,
sickle cell anemia, Edwards Syndrome.
Over the next few years, similar maternal blood tests could
detect hundreds of
diseases caused by chromosome abnormalities or mutations, including cystic fibrosis,
sickle cell anemia, Tay - Sachs
disease, and genetic deafness and blindness.