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October 31, 2006

Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders

Filed under: Living with CF — skyhook @ 7:22 am

Carrier and prenatal screening for CF is available at the Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders. According to their informational page, the incidence of Cf among Ashkenazi Jews (Jews with Central and Northern European ancestry) is the same as in other caucasian groups. Chicago boasts the third largest Jewish population in the USA, after Los Angeles and NYC.

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