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Dramatic progress in in-vitro detection spurs new push for Ashkenazi Jews to do genetic disease test

By Hillel Kuttler, JTA
Published on August 24, 2011

Susan and Brad Stillman grew concerned following their son Benjamin’s birth in September 1998. He was fussy and congested, had difficulty breastfeeding and didn’t take to the bottle.

Preimplantation diagnosis of Jewish genetic diseases: An interview with Snunit Ben-Ozer, M.D.

By Norman Lavin, M.D, PhD., UCLA Medical School
Published on February 14, 2011


Introduction to Jewish Genetic Diseases: Part 2

By Norman Lavin, M.D, PhD., UCLA Medical School
Published on February 3, 2011



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