ACOG releases guidelines on Tay-Sachs screening.(Practice Guideline Briefs)(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)(Brief article)

Publication: American Family Physician

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released recommendations for screening for Tay-Sachs disease. The report was published in the October 2005 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

ACOG recommends that persons of Ashkenazi Jewish, French-Canadian, or Cajun descent be offered a screening test before pregnancy, as should...

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