Posts Tagged: Jewish Genetics
Researcher Discovers Genetic Mutation in Moroccan Jews That Leads to Crippling Disease
JNS.org - Imagine that your child is born seemingly normal, but by age 1 or 2 her or she has mental and physical disabilities....
Jewish Genetic Screening Becomes More Accessible With At-Home Testing
JNS.org - One in four Jews is a carrier of one or more of the 19 known preventable Jewish genetic diseases, according to...
The Risk of High Cholesterol Among Young Ashkenazi Jews
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a common genetic condition that can cause dangerously high levels of cholesterol to accumulate in the blood, increasing the risk of heart...
Race, Religion and DNA
The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA By Jeff Wheelwright W.W. Norton and Company, 260 pages, $26.95 "From breast cancer to secret Jewish rituals,...
