The Jewish Daily Forward recently featured an article about how researchers at the Medical Genetics Institute's Persian Jewish Screening Program and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Cedars-Sinai are the first to offer genetic screening for four inherited genetic disorders affecting the Persian Jewish community. Read the Jewish Daily Forward article here.
Persian Jewish Community Genetic Screening
The inherited disorders found in the Persian Jewish population differ from the disorders common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Due to recent advances in human genetics, it is now possible for these disorders to be diagnosed, treated, prevented or avoided.Four of the genetic disorders known to be more prevalent among Persian Jews are:
- Pseudocholinesterase deficiency (anesthesia sensitivity)
- Congenital hypoaldosteronism (salt-losing disorder)
- Polyglandular deficiency (multiple hormone deficiency)
- Hereditary inclusion body myopathy (hereditary muscle disorder)
Our Team
Members of the team include:
- David L. Rimoin, MD, PhD Director, Medical Genetics Institute
- Jean Lopategui, MD Director, Molecular Pathology
- Michael Kaback, MD, Professor, Pediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- Cathy Quindipan, Certified Genetic Counselor; Program Coordinator
screening to be done at your location, please contact Catherine Quindipan, M.S., CGC by telephone (310) 423-9547 or e-mail.
Acknowledgement of Support
The Center for Jewish Genetics at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Genetics Institute is supported in part by a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
All test results are managed with complete confidentiality. Only the individual tested or the child's parents will receive written results of their tests.
