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carrierIn medicine, anyone who harbours an infectious organism without ill effects but can pass the infection to others. The term is also applied to those who carry a recessive gene for a disease or defect without manifesting the condition. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The identification of a single gene responsible for A-T should enable clinical geneticists to offer reliable diagnostic tests, including prenatal diagnosis and carrier detection to all A-T families," report Yosef Osmetech has launched eSensor[R], an FDA cleared electrochemistry-based array system, for Cystic fibrosis carrier detection and will launch a number of pharmacogenomic assays utilizing our proprietary technology in the near future. GeneDx provides rapid and accurate molecular diagnosis, carrier detection, and pre-natal diagnosis for several "orphan" genetic diseases. |
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