Spitting Up Your Mutations
March 23, 2010 | Terry Sharrer
California company, Counsyl (Redwood City) has released a genetic test that can tell prospective parents if they are likely to pass along any of 100 serious inherited disorders to any children they may conceive. The screening relies on a sample of spit and costs $349. One of the disorders in this panel is Pompe disease which was featured in a newly released movie, Extraordinary Measures. As Shakespeare knew, in theater, timing is everything. MORE
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