Population screening articles within Nature Reviews Genetics

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• Review Article | 29 May 2019

  Carrier screening for recessive disorders

  This Review discusses the current status of expanded carrier screening, including existing recommendations and limitations. The author reviews the framework that is needed for successful comprehensive carrier screening programmes for all autosomal recessive disorders in various populations.

  • Stylianos E. Antonarakis

• Comment | 29 November 2018

  The value of genetic testing for family health history of adopted persons

  The lack of family health history experienced by most adopted persons can represent a marked disadvantage for these individuals. Genetic testing has the potential to reliably and usefully fill informational gaps, but considerable challenges need to be addressed to assemble an economic case for affordability.

  • Thomas May

• Research Highlight | 25 April 2016

  Finding the resilient few

  • Denise Waldron

• Ethics Watch | 04 September 2012

  Comprehensive pre-implantation genetic screening: ethical reflection urgently needed

  • Kristien Hens
  • , Wybo Dondorp
  •  & Guido de Wert