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Genetic Counseling

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Hello! This account is an interactive project for my English class about the ethics of genetic testing. Enjoy!

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Joined April 2017
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Hello! This account is an interactive project for my English class about the ethics of genetic testing. Enjoy!
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Interacting with the poster! #gettested
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Interacting with the poster! #gettested
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Interacting with the poster! #gettested
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Movie Trailer is live! youtube.com/watch?v=xf6GXcA7…
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It's believed that 3% percent of pregnant women pursue complete genetic testing.
Counter-argument: such abortions are based on misinformation or stereotypes about the lives of people with disabilities.
What do you think? Those born with disabilities may have a quality of life that is reduced to the extent that non-existence is preferable.
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It is believed that eventually genetic testing will be able to provide a wealth of knowledge on the future health of the child.
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Disability-selective abortion is the abortion of fetuses that are found to have non-fatal defects detected through prenatal testing.
Most of DNA is noncoding. Only 2% of the human genome contains information regarding the formation of proteins.
If a person has only one copy of a recessive gene, he or she is its carrier without being aware of it, as the disease has not developed.
Two individuals share as much as 99.9% of the same genetic material. That 0.1% can change your entire experience. #gettested
The final project! #gettested
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Ask Your GC@askyourgc13 Apr 2017
Talk with someone who knows the odds! xitter.cf/genetics_enc/status/85…
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The odds of both you and your partner carrying the same genetic disease are a million to one. But stranger things have happened! #gettested
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It was just a phrase but thanks!
Trailer in the making! It won't be 7 minutes long, I promise.
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Genetic testing goes beyond family planning. xitter.cf/StanfordMed/status/852…
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@StanfordMed12 Apr 2017
Physicians’ misunderstanding of genetic test results may hamper mastectomy decisions for breast #cancer patients: stan.md/2p7lZJT
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4-year-old girl sets up lemonade stand to raise money to fund research for sister's rare and often fatal disease. bit.ly/2opkMes
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The odds of both you and your partner carrying the same genetic disease are a million to one. But stranger things have happened! #gettested
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Access Health@AccessHealthTV2 Apr 2017
Knowing your family history, getting genetic testing and being proactive can help with cancer prevention. 👌 bit.ly/2ndYWfe
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