Letter to the Editor: Cost–benefit analysis of screening for Tay–Sachs disease among Ashkenazi and non-Ashkenazi Jews in Israel

Screening for carriers of Tay-Sachs dise

Screening for carriers of Tay-Sachs disease in the ultraorthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community in Israel

✍ Broide, Etty ;Zeigler, Marcia ;Eckstein, Joseph ;Bach, Gideon 📂 Article 📅 1993 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 325 KB 👁 2 views

A screening program for the detection of Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) carriers in the ultra Orthodox community of Ashkenazi J e w s has operated in Israel since 1986. The purpose of this program is the prevention of marriages of 2 heterozygotes. The screened individuals are mostly couples in the engageme