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Researchers Back Genetic Screening in Public Health Debate
A National Research Council committee endorsed genetic screening as valuable for public health while rejecting compulsion and ideological uses. The report urges offering screening as a service with no pressure, notes risks of discrimination, and highlights newborn PKU testing and sickle cell concerns. It cites halted Boston newborn screening for an extra sex chromosome amid opposition.
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