About the JScreen Program
JScreen is a national community-based public health initiative dedicated to preventing Jewish and other genetic diseases. Headquartered in Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Human Genetics, JScreen provides a ready access point to cutting-edge genetic testing technology, patient education, and genetic counseling services.
In addition to providing onsite screening at events across the U.S., the program brings screening to people in the comfort of their homes. Through JScreen, people can register online 24/7, receive a saliva collection kit in the mail, send in a sample, and receive results by phone or secure videoconference with JScreen genetic counselors.
JScreen’s reproductive carrier screening panel tests for more than 200 diseases, many of which are common in Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi communities, and others that are common in the non-Jewish population, addressing the needs of all Jewish groups, interfaith couples, and other populations. JScreen’s comprehensive carrier screening helps couples plan ahead for the health of their future families.
JScreen’s cancer screening panel tests for more than 60 cancer susceptibility genes. Mutations in these genes increase a person’s risk for developing certain cancers in their lifetime. If a person knows their hereditary risk for cancer, they can often take action to help prevent cancer from developing, or to detect it at an early, treatable stage.
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