Abstract
Risk of genetic diseases with autosomal recessive or X-linked inheritance can be unknown to prospective parents until an affected child is born. New technology has enabled carrier screening for hundreds of genetic diseases (expanded carrier screening, ECS). I Denmark, each year estimated 100-180 children are born affected with a serious condition which could have been detected with ECS of the parents. This review describes the considerations and perspectives of a systematic genetic screening programme for prospective parents in the Danish healthcare system.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Genetic screening of prospective parents |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 183 |
Udgave nummer | 13 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 29 mar. 2021 |
Emneord
- Child
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genetic Counseling
- Genetic Testing
- Humans
- Parents
- Prospective Studies