Virginia Corson This is Me

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1. 1. A Special Gift

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   Published on: 12/6/2005   Last Visited: 12/6/2005

   Approximately half of a baby's genes are exact copies of a siblings genes, explains Virginia Corson, a certified genetic counselor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

2. 2. www.tulsakids.com

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   Published on: 10/21/2005   Last Visited: 6/20/2008

   Approximately half of a baby's genes are exact copies of a sibling's genes, explains Virginia Corson, a certified genetic counselor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

3. 3. DNA.com - UK Genetic Screening Policies

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   Published on: 1/8/2001   Last Visited: 1/23/2002

   The situation is somewhat different in the United States, according to Virginia Corson, genetic counselor and assistant professor in the Departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md.
   
   There is no national mandate to have written policies for prenatal screening and, to her knowledge, most hospitals (including Johns Hopkins Hospital) have none. "Still," Corson told Reuters Health, "it's very unusual for a patient referred to our prenatal diagnosis unit to arrive without the prenatal screening recommended by ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) and other organizations."