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Should Pregnant Patients Consider Adding Hereditary Cancer Screening to Routine Prenatal Genetic Testing?

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Amos Grünebaum, MD
Dec 08, 2025
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What is regular genetic screening in pregnancy?
When someone becomes pregnant, one of the standard conversations in prenatal care is about carrier screening. This testing looks at whether a parent carries genetic changes (mutations) that could affect the baby if both partners carry the same condition. Common examples include cystic fibrosis, spinal muscu…

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