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Genetic screening open to students with at least one Jewish grandparent
A simple cheek swab will check for 47 recessive disorders during the screening week in November
November 1, 2024 14:16
A simple cheek swab will check for 47 recessive disorders during the screening week in November
November 1, 2024 14:16Students with at least one Jewish grandparent are being urged to sign up for genetic screening at university, which checks for 47 recessive disorders.
Jnetics, which is running Campus University Screening Week from November 18 to 24, says that all it involves is a simple cheek swab, which can be done in the comfort of the student’s own home.
The results of the free test will enable students to “make informed decisions about the health of their future family”, said the charity’s head.
Jnetics CEO Nicole Gordon said: “Over one in three people of Jewish descent are carriers of at least one of the disorders covered by Jnetics.
