Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids

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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/experts-issue-guidelines-gene-tests-kids-195305092.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TEglerS41boI0Vg2Fje0cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-21T200448Z_1_CBRE91K1JS200_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A young girl looks at school at school stationery in a supermarket in Nice" align="left" title="A young girl looks at school at school stationery in a supermarket in Nice" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Neither organization has issued guidelines for genetic testing of kids in over a decade, according to one of the study's lead authors. &quot;What we're trying to show is a unified and consistent message about genetic testing in children,&quot; said Dr. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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