The partnership also expands PerkinElmer's prenatal screening product portfolio to include GoodStart Select
genetic carrier screening tests.
One in seven Australians over 50 years old is affected by AMD and about half are
genetic carriers of the disease.
One in 40 people--7.5 million people in the U.S.--arc
genetic carriers.
The couple also discovered they are
genetic carriers of the condition, and were relieved when, two years later, scans showed Andrew was free of the condition.
PRAGUE --
Genetic carriers of familial adenomatous polyposis can now decrease their risks of conceiving an affected child by using preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Stephane Viville, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
PRAGUE --
Genetic carriers of familial adenomatous polyposis can now decrease their risks of conceiving an affected child with the help of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Stephane Viville, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
Facts about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy:# DMD is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle wasting in children; # DMD almost exclusively affects boys while females tend to be
genetic carriers of the disease; # Symptoms such as frequent trips and falls and leg pain usually start when the sufferer is about four; # Sufferers then lose the ability to walk between the ages of seven and 12; # There is no known cure and sufferers usually die in their early 20s because of heart and lung problems; # Two boys are born with the disease each week in the UK.