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The Benefits of Genetic Screening
It is especially important for one’s own personal health benefit to be screened for genetic diseases. ... Therefore, main purpose of carrier testing is for healthy people who have no disease symptoms, but who are vulnerable to be at high risk because of their family history. Secondly, gene testing also allows newborn babies to be screened for diseases such as phenylketonuria (PKU). ... Newborn screening involves the examining the blood samples from a newborn infant to detect disease-related abnormalities or any possible deficiencies in gene products. ... During such a screening test, DNA samples from embryos created in-vitro by the combination of a mothers egg and a fathers sperm undergo analysis for any possible gene abnormalities that can cause disorders.
Genetic disease screening also enables presymptomatic testing for predicting adult-onset disorders such as Huntingtons disease. ... Furthermore, presymptomatic testing for assessing the risk of developing adult-onset cancers such as breast cancer and presymptomatic testing for estimating the risk of developing adult-onset cancers and Alzheimers disease are all positive aspects of genetic disease screening.
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