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I have heard that there is now a test that can be done on fetuses for CMT and
that the gene
can then be removed. Have any of you heard of this test and procedure?




Fri May 2, 2008 12:19 pm

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I have heard that there is now a test that can be done on fetuses for CMT and that the gene can then be removed. Have any of you heard of this test and...
Linda
kjunbab
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May 2, 2008
12:19 pm

Hello Linda, actually saw a documentary on televeision yet involved removing damaged or negative genetic genes from the egg, prior to fertalization. Yet...
spiritfree_dawn
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May 2, 2008
12:42 pm

Thanks, Dawn, I appreciate it. Linda...
Linda
kjunbab
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May 2, 2008
12:50 pm

... There have been tests available for years for certain types of CMT. The eggs can be tested for CMT, and those with no CMT can be implanted. - this is IVF....
H. Mat.
adelaide1972
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May 2, 2008
12:56 pm

Thanks, Helen. My sister's son is expecting a son in Sept. Someone had told her of this possible test and etc. She called me to see what I knew about it. I...
Linda
kjunbab
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May 2, 2008
1:03 pm

... Linda, I answered your question incorrectly. You are asking about amniocentesis. Yes, testing of a fetus is available, I am not sure if it is available...
H. Mat.
adelaide1972
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May 2, 2008
2:21 pm

That's what I thought I had heard Helen. They test the eggs and the good ones can be implanted. There is nothing involving fetuses just eggs before they are...
sal2491
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May 2, 2008
1:49 pm

Thanks, I appreciate all the input. It pretty much tells me what I kinda already knew. Linda...
Linda
kjunbab
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May 2, 2008
2:28 pm

Thanks, I appreciate all the input. It pretty much tells me what I kinda already knew. Linda...
Linda
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May 2, 2008
2:37 pm
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