Expanded carrier screening for autosomal recessive conditions in health care: Arguments for a couple‐based approach and examination of couples' views

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BACKGROUND: Expanded carrier screening (ECS) is aimed at detecting carrier states for autosomal recessive (AR) or X-linked conditions in couples from the general population planning a pregnancy. ECS is currently usually offered on an individual basis despite the fact that, for AR conditions, only carrier couples are at risk of affected offspring. In this paper, we present a couple-based ECS test-offer for AR...

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