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Prenatal Carrier Screening
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Prenatal Carrier Screening

A new prenatal test is now available. It is called prenatal carrier screening and tests parents for possible genetic diseases that they could inherit to their offsprings. Testing the parents is done by a simple blood draw and we can test either parent’s carrier status of serious conditions that they could pass to their baby....

Cystic fibrosis
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Cystic fibrosis

What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affect the respiratory (breathing) and gastrointestinal (digestive) system. In CF, the inner space of organs is frequently clogged up by thick secretions (mucous). In Greece, almost 1 child every week is born with CF. Approximately 1 in 20 to 25 people is a...

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