Population Screening
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Population screening is type of prevention test of the hereditary diseases. We usually looking for some proteins or genes, which are connected to some disorder. It is very useful tool for searching of the hereditary metabolic diseases and cancer families.
Type of the Samples
The most common samples, which are used for the population screening are blood samples. Nowadays we are able to get also the bucal samples. It is necessary to get the samples in the easy and quick manner. It is the only change how to examine the huge number of persons.
The Advantages of the Screening
- Prevention - it saves the costs of treatment (to substitute some proteins or enzymes)
- Find the carriers of the hereditary disease before the first symptoms - the earlier you discover the disease the more effective the treatment should be (sclerosis multiplex, AML - amyotrofic lateral sclerosis)
The Disadvantages of the Screening
- False positive test - people, who are not ill at all, go through follow-on test and treatment, which is unnecessary. It can be harmful for their physical and mental state.
- Persuation of the healthy people - the population screening is based on the examination of the healthy people, who don´t have any symptoms, so sometimes it is very hard to explain them the importance of the screening.
Type of the Diseases
Not all of the hereditary disease are
