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The importance of genetic screening

Senft, development director for Judaism Your Way, was born in Bogota, Colombia. He moved to Denver with his wife Daniela Loeble, a native Israeli from a Peruvian family, in June, 2016. “When I was an undergrad in college, a representative from JScreen spoke to our class about getting genetic testing to make sure we have healthy babies,” he says. “Jews are vulnerable to so many diseases.” Senft, who wasn’t in a serious relationship at the time, put the advice on hold. “But I knew I would have to do this one day.” Married to Daniela for two years now, the couple hopes to start a family in the foreseeable future. Senft chose JScreen, a program of Emory University, to test for 226 diseases even though […]
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