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What is the difference between genetic screening and genetic testing?

I want to know the meaning of genetic screening but lots of websites interchange the words screening and testing even though I'm sure they're different. 

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  • hcbiochem
    Lv 7
    7 months ago

    I consider "screening" to be the testing of, for example, all newborns for specific genetic diseases. Each state in the US has a list of genetic conditions for which all newborns are tested.

    I consider genetic testing to be something done on an individual level. 

  • skeptik
    Lv 7
    7 months ago

    "Screening" is testing that's done to look for a particular thing.

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