Which Ashkenazi Jewish genetic diseases does DNA Direct test for?
We currently offer carrier testing for the following autosomal recessive diseases, all of which are more common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population: Tay-Sachs disease, Canavan disease, Gaucher disease, Familial dysautonomia, Niemann-Pick disease, Fanconi anemia, Bloom syndrome, and Mucolipidosis Type IV. In addition, as European Caucasians, Ashkenazi Jewish individuals are at increased risk to be carriers of cystic fibrosis. The carrier rates for these diseases range from approximately 1 in 14 to 1 in 127.
