edwards afb; eglin afb; eielson afb; ellsworth afb; f.e. warren; fairchild afb ; grand forks afb; hanscom afb; hawaii - air force; hill afb; holloman afb; homestead arb; hurlburt field; joint base pearl harbor-hickam; keesler afb; kirtland afb; lackland afb; laughlin afb; little rock afb; los angeles afb; luke afb; macdill afb; malmstrom afb; march arb; maxwell-gunter afb; mcchord afb; mcconnell afb
1 It is reported that amyoplasia comprises 43% of reported cases. 2  No racial tendency is present. 3  Males are more affected in X-linked recessive disorders; otherwise, females and males are equally affected.  Arthrogryposis is detected at birth or in utero using ultrasound.
Prenatal diagnosis by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling often allows diagnosis of the genetic disease during pregnancy. However, many couples do not want to be faced with making a decision regarding the outcome of their pregnancy. PGD is available for many autosomal dominant genetic disorders.