“L'Dor v'Dor,” From Generation to Generation: One Community's Response to Jewish Genetic Diseases

Most American Jews are of Ashkenazic (Eastern European) descent and, as such, are at risk of being carriers of one or more Jewish genetic diseases. There is a compelling need to educate teens and young adults about these diseases, inheritance patterns, genetic counseling and screening before they ha...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hornstein, Becca (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge 2007
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Jahr: 2007, Band: 10, Heft: 3/4, Seiten: 147-153
weitere Schlagwörter:B genetic diseases
B inherited disabilities
B Education
B Genetic Screening
B Community
B Jewish
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Zusammenfassung:Most American Jews are of Ashkenazic (Eastern European) descent and, as such, are at risk of being carriers of one or more Jewish genetic diseases. There is a compelling need to educate teens and young adults about these diseases, inheritance patterns, genetic counseling and screening before they have children. To overcome the barriers of the high costs of testing and concerns about the loss of confidentiality, the Jewish community in Phoenix, Arizona has created an affordable screening and genetics education program to reach out to rabbis, physicians, and Jewish individuals.
ISSN:1522-9122
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v10n03_09