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The Other Jewish Genetic Diseases

By Talia Bloch

Randall Belinfante was a bit baffled. When he and his wife went to take blood tests in preparation for starting a family in 2003, he discovered that the screening included a panel of tests for Ashkenazic Jewish genetic disorders. But Belinfante is Sephardic.Read More


For Four Decades, a Doctor’s Legacy of Life

By Micah Kelber

Forty years ago, when Dr. Felicia Axelrod began caring for patients with familial dysautonomia at the New York University Medical Center, 50% of parents who had children with the rare genetic disorder could expect to bury them before they reached the age of 5.Read More


In Jewish Genetic History, the Known Unknowns

By David B. Goldstein

The Jews have been a continuous feature of human history for at least 3,000 years. As much as perhaps any other group, the Jews have shaped and influenced the Western world, from antiquity to the present.Read More


Gaucher Patients Cope With Drug Shortage, as New Treatments Beckon

By Rebecca Dube

For thousands of people with Gaucher disease, the most common genetic disorder affecting Jews, the next few months will be challenging.Read More


Israeli Scientist Adapts Antibiotic That May Fight Genetic Disease

By Talia Bloch

A team of researchers in Israel has made a breakthrough in modifying an until-now highly toxic antibiotic so that it might one day be used to repair defective genes that cause diseases such as cystic fibrosis, Usher syndrome, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and even some cancers.Read More


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