Testing for genetic mutations within ethnic groups
Monday, August 17, 2009 - 02:28
in Health & Medicine
In screening Persian Jews, Cedars-Sinai offers a model for fighting some diseases where they start -- in genes. Sean Delshad, 19, probably could have found more enjoyable things to do on a breezy Sunday afternoon. But instead he was waiting his turn at Sinai Temple -- along with dozens of other members of Los Angeles' large Persian Jewish community -- to undergo genetic...