Genetic Screening Study Starts Recruiting Prospective Parents in Australia

An Australian project is recruiting couples planning to have children or experiencing early pregnancy for a nationwide genetic study to screen for about 750 genetic conditions, including fragile X syndrome.

Mackenzie’s Mission is an initiative named after the daughter of Rachael and Jonathan Casella, Mackenzie, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy and died after seven months.

The goal of Mackenzie’s Mission is to determine how best to offer free reproductive genetic screening. Greg Hunt, Australia’s health minister, said that he would like to see the service in place within 10 years. Read more: https://fragilexnewstoday.com/2020/06/09/genetic-screening-study-starts-recruiting-prospective-parents-australia-mackenzies-mission/