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Couple speaks out on decision to get abortion after fetus diagnosed with rare genetic conditions

Tuesday, August 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The same month the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, a couple in Kansas, thousands of miles away from Washington, D.C., faced their own abortion decision. Breanna O'Brien said she was 20 weeks pregnant with her first... Read More.

Suspect arrested in 1975 murder after genetic genealogist turns to new approach

Tuesday, July 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A suspect was arrested this week in a young woman's 1975 murder after a genetic genealogist -- who called the cold case extremely difficult to solve -- turned to a brand new investigative approach. Lindy Sue Biechler, 19, was stabbed to death... Read More.

Genetic genealogy identifies suspect in 1990 murder of 17-year-old girl

Friday, July 1 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A suspect has been identified in the 1990 cold case murder of a Seattle teenager through the investigative tool of genetic genealogy, Washington state officials announced. But the suspect, Robert Brooks, won't stand trial, because he died in 2016 from natural causes, the... Read More.

FDA issues warning about false results with prenatal genetic screening tests

Wednesday, April 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Common prenatal tests done to test for genetic abnormalities are the subject of a new warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA issued a notice Tuesday warning people about the risk of "false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation... Read More.

How an NBA player’s genetic heart disease led to advocacy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Friday, November 26 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A healthy athlete all his life, Jared Butler entered his college basketball physical exam as the last step before he could step on the court. But an unexpected diagnosis of a potentially lethal heart condition put him on the sidelines while... Read More.

Alan Jackson shares he has a genetic neurological disorder

Tuesday, September 28 by ABC News

Alan Jackson is opening up about a degenerative nerve condition he's been living with for the past 10 years. In an interview on the Today show, the country legend shares that he's been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a genetic neurological disorder that affects the nerves and muscles... Read More.

Arrest made in city’s oldest cold case murder thanks to genetic genealogy: Police

Wednesday, June 9 by ABC News

(MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore.) -- An arrest has been made in a decades-old Oregon cold case murder thanks to an investigative tool known as genetic genealogy, authorities said. Robert Plympton, now 58, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly killing a 19-year-old college student in January 1980,... Read More.

Arrest made in 1972 killing of 15-year-old Illinois girl thanks to genetic genealogy

Friday, June 4 by ABC News

(NAPERVILLE, Ill.) -- Nearly 50 years after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in suburban Chicago, genetic genealogy has led to an arrest in the case. Barry Lee Whelpley, 76, was arrested on Wednesday for the July 1972 murder of 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson... Read More.

Stories tagged with: genetic

Couple speaks out on decision to get abortion after fetus diagnosed with rare genetic conditions

Suspect arrested in 1975 murder after genetic genealogist turns to new approach

Genetic genealogy identifies suspect in 1990 murder of 17-year-old girl

FDA issues warning about false results with prenatal genetic screening tests

How an NBA player’s genetic heart disease led to advocacy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Alan Jackson shares he has a genetic neurological disorder

Arrest made in city’s oldest cold case murder thanks to genetic genealogy: Police

Arrest made in 1972 killing of 15-year-old Illinois girl thanks to genetic genealogy

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