Genetic Testing

(HealthDayNews) -- Genetic testing can benefit people at risk of developing a genetic disease or passing a genetic defect to an unborn child.

According to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, people at risk may include:

• Women who become pregnant after age 34.
• Couples who already have a child with a genetic disorder, a birth defect, or mental retardation.
• Women who have had at least two miscarriages or whose babies died as infants.
• Couples who would like personal answers about genetic diseases that occur frequently in their ethnic groups.

-- Felicity Stone