Article
Genetic screening.
Epidemiologic reviews - 1 Jan 2011
Burke Wylie, Tarini Beth, Press Nancy A, Evans James P
Abstract excerpt
Current approaches to genetic screening include newborn screening to identify infants who would benefit from early treatment, reproductive genetic screening to assist reproductive decision making, and family history assessment to identify individuals who would benefit from additional prevention measures. Although the traditional goal of screening is to identify early disease or risk in order to implement...
Topics
- Diagnostic Errors
- Down Syndrome
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Mass Screening
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Primary Health Care