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Impact of a national genetic carrier-screening program for reproductive purposes.
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2020
Singer Amihood, Sagi-Dain Lena
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INTRODUCTION: The Israeli population, encompassing 9 million citizens, is comprised of diverse communities. The Ministry of Health genetic screening program for reproductive purposes was introduced in 2013. This program is mainly aimed at severe incurable diseases with high rates of infant and childhood morbidity and/or mortality, with a carrier frequency of at least 1:60 and/or a disease frequency of 1 in 15 000...
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