Their heritage is important because certain ethnic groups are more likely to be carriers of Tay-Sachs. "The incidence of Tay-Sachs is particularly high among people of Eastern European and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Patients and carriers of Tay-Sachs Continue Reading...
Genetic Disease Diagnosis
The Trosacks
Initial visit: three to five appropriate members for an interdisciplinary team
When the Trosacks come for their initial consultation, they must first seek to gain insight into the nature of Tay-Sachs disease, Continue Reading...
Moreover, some genetic testing is inaccurate, creating the possibility of false positives and false negatives.
The second problem with genetic testing is that it can provide information about diseases where there is no treatment or intervention. Th Continue Reading...
Genetics Technology
WHERE THE BUCK STOPS
Interdisciplinary Team
This will consist of a physician, a geneticist, an ethicist, a lawyer or legal practitioner, and a health care provider. The physician or pediatrician will make the diagnosis (of Tay- Continue Reading...