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Jewish Genetic Disease Consortium
  • About
    • JGDC Programs
    • Leadership
    • Member Organizations
    • Supporters
  • Genetic Heritage
    • Ethnicity and Genetic Diseases
    • Ethnicity vs. Expanded Carrier Screening
    • Carrier Frequencies by Ethnicity
  • Carrier Screening
    • Facts About Carrier Screening
    • Building a Healthy Family: Video
  • Personal Stories
    • Evan
    • Lauren and Jonathan
    • Estie Rose, Genetic Counselor
    • Rivky
    • Our Daughters
    • Morgan
  • Rabbis and Cantors
    • Programs for Rabbis and Cantors
    • Programs for the Community
  • Medical Professionals
    • JGDC Grand Rounds Programs
    • Resources for Physicians
  • Diseases
    • Diseases Common to all Jewish Groups
    • Ashkenazi Jewish Diseases
    • Sephardi-Mizrahi Jewish Diseases
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  • About
    • JGDC Programs
    • Leadership
    • Member Organizations
    • Supporters
  • Genetic Heritage
    • Ethnicity and Genetic Diseases
    • Ethnicity vs. Expanded Carrier Screening
    • Carrier Frequencies by Ethnicity
  • Carrier Screening
    • Facts About Carrier Screening
    • Building a Healthy Family: Video
  • Personal Stories
    • Evan
    • Lauren and Jonathan
    • Estie Rose, Genetic Counselor
    • Rivky
    • Our Daughters
    • Morgan
  • Rabbis and Cantors
    • Programs for Rabbis and Cantors
    • Programs for the Community
  • Medical Professionals
    • JGDC Grand Rounds Programs
    • Resources for Physicians
  • Diseases
    • Diseases Common to all Jewish Groups
    • Ashkenazi Jewish Diseases
    • Sephardi-Mizrahi Jewish Diseases

What couples should know about how genetics can affect their baby

It is not just Tay-Sachs... there are now carrier tests for many more diseases.
Carrier screening is recommended for everyone planning to have a child.
Prior to testing consult with a genetic counselor to review the best options for screening.
The best time to be screened is before pregnancy – carrier couples have multiple reproductive options to build a healthy family.
Explore your options for up-to-date testing before any pregnancy – screening panels improve over time and diseases are often added.
If you have had any genetic testing, it is important to review your results with a genetic counselor.

What couples should know about how genetics can affect their baby

About
About the JGDC
JGDC Programs
Leadership
Member Organizations
Supporters

Genetic Heritage
Ethnicity and Genetic Diseases
Ethnicity vs. Expanded Carrier Screening
Carrier Frequencies by Ethnicity

Carrier Screening
What is Carrier Screening?
What screening should be done?
Who should be screened?
How is screening done?
Where is carrier screening done?

Personal Stories
Evan
Lauren and Jonathan
Estie Rose, Genetic Counselor
Rivky
Our Daughters
Morgan

Rabbis and Cantors
Programs for Rabbis and Cantors
Programs for the Community
Programs Presented

Medical Professionals
Physicians and Other Medical Professionals
JGDC Grand Rounds Program
Resources for Physicians

Diseases
Jewish Genetic Diseases
Diseases Common to All Jewish Groups
Ashkenazi Jewish Diseases
Sephardic-Mizrahi Diseases

Jewish Genetic Disease Consortium
1515 Route 202 – #121
Pomona, NY 10970
855-642-6900
info@JewishGeneticDiseases.org

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