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

Today tests are available for 19 Jewish genetic diseases, up from 11 just two years ago. Among the new conditions subject to in-vitro detection: familial dysautonomia, cystic fibrosis, Gaucher disease, Canavan disease and Niemann-Pick disease.

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With a major assist from Jewish group, ‘Son of Hamas’ staying in U.S.

The small American Jewish organization EMET and its president were out front in the campaign to stop the deportation of Mosab Hasan Yousef, the son of a Hamas co-founder who had gone undercover to help Israel’s Shin Bet prevent terror attacks.

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The advent of online databases and news technologies is transforming genealogy research, making it easier and more popular.

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

With a major assist from Jewish group, ‘Son of Hamas’ staying in U.S.

Technology transforming genealogy research

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