Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
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Citations
Committee on Genetics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2009). Preconception and prenatal carrier screening for genetic diseases in individuals of Eastern European Jewish descent. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 114(4): 950–953.
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Genetics (2011). Update on carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 486. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 117(4): 1026–1031.
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- What Are Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases?
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- What Is an Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)?
- What Is Carrier Screening?
- Who Should Be Tested?
- What If I Am a Carrier?
- Is the Test Accurate?
- Should I Be Tested?
- Why Not Be Tested?
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