According to Time magazine in 2005, 38% of babies in the U.S. were screened at birth for genetic disorders.
The testing includes such disorders as Phenylketonuria, Type 2 Diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease.
As of 2009," that percentage is closer to 100%. All 50 states test for at least 21 diseases, and 24 states screen for an entire panel of 29 conditions. That expansion of testing can be traced in part to technology; new techniques make it easier to detect specific genetic changes and the presence or absence of certain proteins that are the hallmarks of the diseases. "(time magazine)
The exact figure is : "96% of the 4 million babies born each year in the U.S. are routinely tested." (Time magazine)
Bioethicist James Hughes states the importance of protecting our rights to privacy and preventing discrimination.
"Rather than banning genetic testing or genetic enhancement, society needs genetic information privacy laws that allow justified forms of genetic testing and data aggregation, but forbid....genetic discrimination "
The testing includes such disorders as Phenylketonuria, Type 2 Diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease.
As of 2009," that percentage is closer to 100%. All 50 states test for at least 21 diseases, and 24 states screen for an entire panel of 29 conditions. That expansion of testing can be traced in part to technology; new techniques make it easier to detect specific genetic changes and the presence or absence of certain proteins that are the hallmarks of the diseases. "(time magazine)
The exact figure is : "96% of the 4 million babies born each year in the U.S. are routinely tested." (Time magazine)
Bioethicist James Hughes states the importance of protecting our rights to privacy and preventing discrimination.
"Rather than banning genetic testing or genetic enhancement, society needs genetic information privacy laws that allow justified forms of genetic testing and data aggregation, but forbid....genetic discrimination "
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