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carrier screening en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) clinical genetic testing of prospective parents aimed at detecting genetic mutations which could effect their children
Carrier screening, which tests would-be parents for hidden genetic mutations that might affect their children, initially involved testing for specific genes in at-risk populations.
2025, Jessica Hamzelou, “Expanded carrier screening: Is it worth it?: Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.”, in MIT Technology Review: