Population-based carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis.(Prenatal Testing) From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Strom, Charles M. | COPYRIGHT 2004 Nelson Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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Upon completion of this article the reader will be able to:

1. Recognize genetic disorders that are currently approved for population-based carrier screening (PBCS) and why these have been chosen.

2. Recognize the carrier frequencies of common genetic disorders and the reduction of affected birth rates as a result of PBCS.

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