Prenatal and Newborn Genetic Testing Making Remarkable Progress Despite Controversies
Prenatal and newborn genetic testing, or reproductive genetic testing (RGT), is a rather controversial topic in diagnostics and has been attracting a lot of attention from scientists, doctors, politicians, religious groups, and the general population. Despite the ongoing debate surrounding the idea of making disease-free and perfect designer babies via genetic screening and counseling, the past several years have witnessed a rapid progress in genomic medicine allowing researchers to detect as well as diagnose genetic abnormalities within a clinical setting;...
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