that you can’t control or prevent but with a simple genetic test you can have answers to many unanswered questions that could be about certain medical issues. Knowing the results could be very scary but at least knowing can be the first to step to taking control of your life. For those that don’t know what is a genetic test‚ “As scientific and medical discoveries help us better understand how our genetic make up affects our bodies and our health‚ new tests are also being developed to help individuals
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Mauro Bertolotti wrote an article on genetic testing entitled “Opportunities‚ Risks‚ and Limitations of Genetic Testing: Looking to the Future From Patients’ Point of View”. This issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings presents the current and future problems and challenges of constantly innovating genetic testing. According to Dr. Bertolotti‚ “The novelty of genetic testing procedures and results interpretation‚ formal studies of patients’ experiences with genetic testing‚ and their corresponding reactions
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people are not aware of genetic and reproductive sciences‚ unless they have become pregnant and are in connection with the person who is pregnant. Genetic and reproductive sciences focus on the genetic development and the process in which‚ in this case‚ humans develop. It is imperative as a prospective parent to be aware of the benefits and limitation of genetic and reproductive sciences and any of the ethical dilemmas involved. Let us begin with the benefits of genetic and reproductive sciences
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could be carrying one of 7‚000 known child diseases‚ according to the National Institute of Health. On average‚ one of those 7‚000 dieses will only affect about 200‚000 babies per year‚ but what if that baby was one’s own and what if they could save he/she from facing this disease. Would they? This is the questions modern day parents are facing as genetic testing become more and more popular. Genetic testing is when the mother takes a blood test to detect diseases in the unborn baby. In many cases
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Eugenics is defined as the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. Genetic testing has been around for decades‚ but a breakthrough happened in the 1970’s when researchers found that it is possible to do genetic tests on babies before they were born. In the 1990’s the main focus turned to identifying genes that showed a person’s chance of developing cancers. Genetic testing has the ability to impact the world which is why in future years it should not be limited. This is
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Adolescents should be allowed to partake in predictive or predispositional genetic testing without discouragement from medical facilities or family members. Huntington’s disease is an inherited disorder that arises from a mutation in the HTT gene‚ which codes for the huntingtin protein. The disease presents fatal complications because it causes degeneration of nerve cells in the brain‚ which in turn negatively impacts physical and mental performance (Mayoclinic). Symptoms of the disease include
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Introduction Prenatal genetic testing‚ also known as prenatal diagnosis or prenatal screening‚ tests for diseases and disorders in a developing fetus or embryo. It is typically used for detecting Down’s syndrome or other chromosome abnormalities‚ spina bifida‚ cleft palate‚ Tay-Sachs disease‚ sickle cell anemia‚ thalassemia‚ cystic fibrosis‚ muscular dystrophy‚ and fragile X syndrome. There have been multiple ways to test for these diseases/disorders over the years‚ including (but not inclusive
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Genetic testing…The Way of The Future What are the implications for this new technology Genetic testing‚ aka DNA testing‚ allows doctors to check if there are any possibilities to inherit diseases‚ and can also be used to determine a person’s ancestry or biological relationship between people. It is important to understand the background and implications behind genetic testing as testing may be able to identify the odds of have of having a child with a genetic disease‚ but it can also result in
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person decides to lose weight by exercise and dieting‚ they should not be compared to someone who makes the choice to put on weight. This comparison can also be made into whether or not someone believes in genetic testing. Presymptomatic or pre-dispositional tests are tests that sequence a genetic code and see if a person is at risk for any diseases. These tests can definitely alter many lives and I am confident that these tests should become a normal occurrence to singular people and their family
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Brady Fairfield integrated science 2nd hour Genetic Testing Too start with what is genetic testing all about? Genetic testing is when a doctor or some other device test the embryos of a female to find diseases within the egg. Is this a good thing or a bad thing to find out before the birth of the child? The positives of genetic testing is very straight forward basically. The pros are to find out what disease the embryo has to get a cure for it early faster than late finding out when the
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