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19107146

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
A national carrier screening program targeted at communities in which severe genetic diseases are present with a frequency higher than 1/1000 live births, has been in existence in Israel since 2002. Within the communities at risk, carrier screening is voluntary whereas genetic counseling and testing is provided free of charge. During the first 5 years of the program more than 13 000 tests were performed, and at the end of 2007 it was offered in 35 different localities/communities for a total of 36 diseases. Many of the couples identified to be at risk opted for prenatal diagnosis and in two cases an affected pregnancy was terminated. In some cases the couples declined prenatal diagnosis and two of those families gave birth to an affected child. Based on the experience learnt from this targeted screening program it appears that a knowledge-based, voluntary screening program operated within the community is an effective way to provide genetic services and test referrals. The community program directed toward couples in their reproductive period does not seem to have led to stigmatization at either the individual or the community level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1476-5438
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
591-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A targeted population carrier screening program for severe and frequent genetic diseases in Israel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Genetics, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health and the Hebrew University Jerusalem, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel. joelz@cc.huji.ac.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article