Israeli Study Raises Questions About Prenatal Genetic Testing

A comprehensive, first-of-its-kind study by a team of Israeli researchers has raised the issue of whether all genetic screening programs for unborn fetuses should be offered. Thirty-five years after genetic screening was first used to identify babies at risk of being born with debilitating diseases, the study of a potentially serious but treatable illness among Ashkenazi Jews questions whether such testing has gone too far. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Genetics on September 25th, 2007