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FISH for Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Published on: February 24, 2011
Prenatal genetic screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish population
R E Zinberg1, R Kornreich, L Edelmann
1Department of Human Genetics and Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract:
The Ashkenazi Jewish community is a unique and ideal population in which to provide multiple disease screening because detection rates are high (> 95%) by testing a limited number of mutations. The residual risk that remains is very low. In addition, the lessons learned from carrier screening in this community indicate that only through genetic counseling and education can screening in the general population gain wide acceptance and provide maximum benefit.
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