You can’t change your genes, but you can change your behavior. You can take steps to prevent disease, lower your risk, or find problems early when treatments work best.
Carrier Screening is About Ethnicity, Not Religion
Submitted by rkoren on April 1, 2014 - 3:33pm
by Aishwarya Arjunan and Alyssa Cohen of The Center for Jewish Genetics
We all carry changes in our genes that can lead to disease. Many ethnic groups have “their own” genetic disorders—disorders that are not unique to the group, but are found to be more common in individuals from that particular ethnic background. Because America is this “melting pot” and we all have a unique background, it is important that we are all aware of not only our family history, but also our family health history.