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Prenatal genetic screening in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.
Clinics in perinatology - 1 Jun 2001
Zinberg R E, Kornreich R, Edelmann L, Desnick R J
Abstract excerpt
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...
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