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Should You Be Tested?

Genetic Testing and Pregnancy

• When is carrier screening done?
• What diseases are parents screened for?
• Who is tested?
• What if we are both carriers?
• What is prenatal diagnostic testing?
• What if the fetus tests positive for the disease?

Know Your Family History

• How to start compiling your medical family tree
• Talking to your family about their health
• What to look for in your family history
• What if I am adopted?
• What to do with the information you collect

What Is Genetic Testing

• Carrier screening
• Prenatal diagnostic testing
• Predictive testing

Genes 101

• How are genetic diseases inherited?
• Chromosomal disorders
• Multifactorial diseases

List of Genetic Diseases

• Alpha-Thalassemia
• Beta-Thalassemia
• Bloom Syndrome
• Canavan Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Familial Dysautonomia
• Familial Hyperinsulinism
• Falconi Anemia
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Gaucher Disease(Type I)
• Glycogen Storage Disease
• Lipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency (E3)
• Maple Syrup Urine
• Mucolipidosis Type IV
• Nemaline Myopathy
• Niemann Pick Type A
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Tay-Sachs Disease
• Usher Syndrome

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