genetic screening
Testing a
population to identify individuals at risk for having a specific genetic dis
order or having a child with the dis
order.
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990.
Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
Full article >>>The process of
screening for
mutations showing abnormalities in a certain structure or in a particular function, as a preparation for genetic ana
lysis of that strucutre or function.
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Full article >>>Barbara Biesecker, M.S., of the National
Human Genome Research Institute's Medical
Genetics Branch, defines
genetic screening.
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terms:
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Full article >>>Screening, Genetic Tests, and Counseling
Early diagnosis of
cancer greatly increases
survival; therefore, regular exams for
cancer can help to prevent deaths from
cancer.
Full article >>>Screening for new repair-deficient mutants:
To date we have screened approximately 12,100 of 12,500 available lines of EMS induced
mutations on the 2nd and 3rd
chromosomes from the Zuker collection.
Full article >>>Screening for the sickle-
cell gene Screening for a
RFLP "
marker"
DNA "fingerprinting"
Short Tandem
Repeats (STRs) ...
Full article >>>Screening for
cancer is controversial in cases when it is not yet known if this test actually saves lives. The controversy arises when it is not clear if the benefits of
screening outweigh the risks of follow-up diagnostic tests and
cancer treatments.
Full article >>>Screening by
hybridization involves spreading the mixture of
bacteria out on a dozen or so agar plates to grow several ten thousand isolated
colonies.
Full article >>>genetic screening The use of a number of mutant forms of a
species to test for a specific type of change or deficit, as with respect to biological clocks.
Full article >>>Genetic screening is the routine testing of individuals for specific
genotypes. Newborns in U.S. hospitals are screened for PKU.
PKU women must resume the diet several months before conception ...
Full article >>>Diabetes
screening is recommended for many types of people at various stages of life or with several different risk factors.
Full article >>>Immunological
screening The use of an
antibody to detect a
polypeptide encoded by a
cloned
gene.
Immunoassay
An immunological test to quantitate a particular
protein using a
antibody that binds specifically to the
protein.
Full article >>>presymptomatic
screening Testing to detect genetic disorders that only become apparent later in life. The tests are done before the condition actually appears, such as with Huntington disease.
Full article >>>Genetic screening -- testing groups of individuals to identify defective genes capable of causing
hereditary conditions. Genetic
variation -- a
phenotypic variance of a
trait in a
population attributed to genetic heterogeneity.
Full article >>>Filamentous
bacteriophages are used to produce single-
stranded
DNA for
sequencing or in vitro
mutagenesis (eg. M13), and as
vectors for
Phage display
expression screening systems ...
Full article >>>Screening of
environmental isolates resulted in the discovery of flavo
proteins capable of denitrating the explosives pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and glycerol trinitrate.
Full article >>>The channel also has a reputation for
screening challenging and 'prestige' drama productions, such as Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) and 1996's epic, critically-acclaimed Our Friends in the North.
Full article >>>Genetic testing (o r
genetic screening): A technique used to determine whether a person or
organism has a certain
gene.
Genetics: The study of the patterns of
inheritance of specific
traits.
Full article >>>Single
base differences of
DNA sequences between individuals of a
population. For
PCR screening and detection of SNP, please visit Primo SNP. See also
PCR Glossary.
Other Resources
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Full article >>>Arrayed libraries of
clones can be used for many applications, including
screening for a specific
gene or genomic region of interest as well as for
physical mapping.
Full article >>>The
AFLP procedure typically detects more
polymorphisms per re
action than
RFLP or
RAPD ana
lysis.
AFLP ana
lysis is especially useful in
screening backcross individuals.
Protocols for
AFLP ana
lysis are available.
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