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In the future (10-20 yrs), what kind of genetic screening will be available to help parents know childrens liklihood of genetic/other disorders?
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It already exists: There are genetic tests out there that look at different alleles and give you some probability as to whether you may develop certain conditions later in life. Whether this information is truly beneficial to the patient and whether you can modify risk knowing that information is all debatable. Now, if you are talking about an expecting parent and genetic conditions in newborn there is screening
Answered 9/14/2014
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