Gene Screen
Learn about genetic diseases and heredity
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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Description
Learn about recessive genetic diseases and their prevalence in different ethnic groups, including the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Explore cultural and health-related information. Access educational content on heredity and genetic conditions.
Gene Screen is a fact-packed learning tool about genetics at the intersection of health and heredity. Gene Screen provides information about recessive genetic disease in different cultures and ethnicities, with an emphasis on diseases that are more prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population.
Gene Screen was produced by the DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor laboratory, and was developed with support from the Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, USA.