Population programs for the detection of couples at risk for severe monogenic genetic diseases

Human Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-253

  Zlotogora, Joél ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRUS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FETUS RISK; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IRAN; ITALY; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MARRIAGE; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL CARE; MONOGENIC DISORDER; POPULATION REGULATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TAY SACHS DISEASE; THALASSEMIA; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ARABS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; PREGNANCY; RISK; TAY-SACHS DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 68949212294     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: 14321203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0669-y     Document Type: Review

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