Situación de los servicios de genética en Chile / Status of genetic services in Chile

RESUMO

Due to the demographic changes in Chile, where preventable causes of death are being controlled and congenital malformations arise as an important cause of morbidity and mortality during infancy, of pathological pregnancies and reproductive alterationns, medical genetics is becoming increasingly importtant. Using data from an inquiry that was answered by thirteen medical genetic centers in the country, this article reviews the history of the discipline in Chile, the available resources, the existent services, the main problems found and their eventual solutions genetics teaching and the research that is being conducted