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A genetic screening programme for Tay-Sachs disease and cystic fibrosis for Australian Jewish high school students

1 Apr 2003

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ustralia has a Jewish population of about 90 000, mostly living in metropolitan Sydney or Melbourne and most are of Ashkenazi (northern and central Europe) Jewish origin. Following a two year pilot study, 1 the Tay-Sachs Disease Programme (TSDP), organised by the Australasian Community Genetics Programme (ACGP), was established in 1995.

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PMID: 12676918
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.4.e45

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