Synonym(s)
Definition(s)
- Testing
designed to identify individuals in a given population who are at higher
risk of having or developing a particular disorder, or carrying a gene for
a particular disorder
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Definition from: GeneTests
from the University of Washington and the National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Testing groups of individuals to identify defective genes capable of causing hereditary conditions.
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Definition from: Office of Rare Diseases
at the National Institutes of Health
- Genetic screening is the process of testing a population for a genetic disease in order to identify a subgroup of people that either have the disease or the potential to pass it on to their offspring.
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Definition from: Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms from the National Human Genome Research Institute
Related discussion in the Handbook
See also Understanding Medical Terminology.
