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Genetic test
A test that uses genetic analysis to diagnose or predict an illness or condition.
Inaccurate finger-prick prenatal paternity tests sold in Canada
A Canadian DNA testing company sold prenatal paternity tests to customers knowing the results were inaccurate, an investigation revealed...
Two arrests in Israel after IVF baby with haemophilia variant born
Two fertility clinic staff in Israel have been arrested over the transfer of embryos imported from Georgia, carrying a haemophilia B variant...
People with Lynch syndrome to receive additional NHS screening for bowel cancer
The NHS has expanded access to its bowel cancer screening service for people with Lynch syndrome...
Plugging ethical gaps to achieve genomic best practice
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics recently published a report identifying gaps in ethical guidance available to those working in UK-based genomic research and healthcare. In this article, Danielle Hamm, director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics discusses how and why these need to be addressed in a coordinated way...
Donor-conceived offspring of fertility doctor had relationship unwittingly
A Connecticut woman discovered that her ex-boyfriend is her half-brother, after it transpired a fertility doctor used his own sperm in her mother's treatment...
Infertility written in the DNA
Premature ovarian insufficiency is a relatively common cause of female infertility, leading to a menopause-like state before age 40. Dr Elena Tucker and Professor Andew Sinclair from the Unversity of Melbourne, Australia, explain the advances in understanding the genomic component of this condition...