Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Day 5: Why It’s Important for Interfaith Couples To #GetJScreened While there are a number of diseases commonly found in people with Jewish background, these diseases also occur in the general population. For this reason, screening is important and informative for couples where only one partner is Jewish. Pan-ethnic screening

Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Day 4: Ashkenazi? Sephardi? Mizrahi?  Why JScreen Matters for Everyone of Jewish Ancestry Medical professionals agree that every Jewish adult should be offered genetic testing before having children. Whereas previously many people thought that carrier testing for family planning was solely for Ashkenazi Jews, it’s increasingly understood that Jews of all

Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Day 3: BRCA Awareness Ashkenazi Jews are at ten times greater risk to have a mutation in the BRCA genes, increasing their risk for breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer. BRCA screening can provide life-saving information, which is why JScreen  is currently enrolling participants for the PEACH BRCA Study that

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Jason Edelstein 510-239-1102 JScreen Launches Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Feb 3 – 7 The Week Will Highlight Powerful Stories, Timely Information, and Resources to Help Raise Awareness of the Importance of Genetic Screening Atlanta – A proclamation is being passed in the Georgia State Legislature for “Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness

Jewish Genetic Screening Awareness Week Day 1: More than just Tay-Sachs Tay-Sachs is certainly the most well-known Jewish genetic disease, with 1 in 30 Ashkenazi Jews carrying the recessive gene for this condition. Did you know that JScreen also tests for hundreds of other diseases that can be devastating for families? Check out the comprehensive