Talk:Dor Yeshorim

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Contents 1 With 2 Rate of Carriers 3 Cost 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Dor Yeshorim.png 5 Website 6 Papers

[edit] With

With DY having no web presence, does anyone have a useful source that can be cited with respect to the diseases that DY tests for? JFW | T@lk 09:00, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rate of Carriers

Is there any information about how this policy affects the rate of carriers? I assume in the hypothetical case of a match a couple might decide not to have children. In the case of someone testing positive for 4 or more of the 10 diseases he or she will have a more difficult time finding a partner. Unless a study proves different it'd be best to state that the impact on the rate of carriers is unknown. --Zero g 18:05, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Choosing not to have children is not an option. First, for the most part, it's against Halacha, but more importantly Dor Yesharim only tests people prior to marriage. To your second concern, carriers are not so common in the population. So a carrier is not going to have such a hard time findind a non carrier to marry. The high incidence in the population is a relative thing (cmopared to other populations). If anything this test will increase! the carrier rate - this is because children who actually have the illness (and typically do not reproduce), are replaced with 2 children who each are carriers, and who pass it on. Ariel. 12:52, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cost

I think the page should mention that Dor Yeshorim charges money for testing. Also, it should explain that not only is testing anonymous, it is forced-anonymous. In other words, it is impossible for those tested to get their own test results. This means that if someone is told they are not compatible, they must pay a real medical professional to get the same test results DY has on file, since DY will absolutely not give them their own results. 12:15, 05 Jan 2008 (EST)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dor Yeshorim.png

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[edit] Website

The official website link goes to a domain which does not exist. Perhaps the website has been moved, or shut down. Either way, this article now needs new citations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blueshield925 (talk • contribs) 01:27, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

I noticed, thanks. Cybersquatters are despicable. JFW | T@lk 10:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Papers

PMID 11596991 describes the DY methodology; it is co-authored by Ekstein himself. JFW | T@lk 10:42, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

PMID 11170098 suggests genetic screening is better than enzymatic determination in Tay Sachs. JFW | T@lk 10:45, 27 March 2008 (UTC)