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What's in your genome? Parents-to-be want to know

  • Written by Carolyn Sue Richards, Professor of molecular and medical genetics, Oregon Health & Science University
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Every parent-to-be wants a healthy baby. And, when offered an opportunity, most couples want to know which disease-causing genes, or risk factors, they carry and could unwittingly pass to their children.

I’m a clinical molecular geneticist and wanted to understand exactly how much do people want...

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