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Nature 431, 894-896 (21 October 2004) | doi:10.1038/431894a; Published online 20 October 2004
Genetics: Deaf by design
Carina Dennis1
- Carina Dennis is Nature's Australasian correspondent.
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Abstract
Employing genetic diagnosis to avoid having a baby with a disability is controversial enough. But a minority of deaf people would consider testing to ensure that they had a deaf child. Carina Dennis finds out why.
John and Karen — not their real names — are both deaf, and desperately wanted a deaf baby. But genetic testing showed that this was extremely unlikely.
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