Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
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Screening
Assessing a group of people to determine who among them is at particular risk of having or transmitting a disease or health problem. In the context of UK gamete donation, screening of gamete donors is legally required, in order to assess the risk presented by HIV and Hepatitis B and C. Additional tests may be required depending on the donor's circumstances, in accordance with current professional guidelines.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Common gene variant doubles dementia risk, but only in men
Men who carry two copies of a common genetic variant are more than twice as likely to develop dementia as those without, according to new research...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genome profiling at birth – is this the future we want for our children?
Professors Helen Firth, Clare Turnbull and Anneke Lucassen and Dr Robin Lachmann respond to the publication of an initial list of 223 rare conditions that will be investigated as part of Genomics England's Generation Study...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Genomics England decides what diseases to look for in newborns
Genomics England has published an initial list of 223 rare conditions that will be investigated as part of its Generation Study...
Radio Review: Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares
Hosted by Professor Matthew Cobb of the University of Manchester, Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares took me back to his lectures during my undergraduate degree there...
DNA screening study to identify cancer risk in young adults in Australia
A low-cost screening test to identify cancer risk in young adults is set to be developed as part of a new $2.97 million study at Monash University in Melbourne,Australia...
Epigenetic test offers speedy diagnosis for male infertility
Scientists have discovered genetic biomarkers that could be used to distinguish between infertile and fertile men...
Carrier screening: the state of play in the UK Jewish population
The rapid reduction in cost and increased integration of genomic tools into clinical practice, has led to a renewed interest in pre-conceptional carrier screening as seen in recent Progress Educational Trust events and the annual meeting of ESHRE in June...
Blood test detects ovarian cancer two years earlier
Scientists have developed a blood test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than other methods...
Widen breast cancer gene screening, says US taskforce
An influential health group in the USA has concluded that more women could benefit from wider gene screening for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer...