Primary organisation: Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
Principal Investigator: Professor Martin Delatycki
Flagship requested: Mackenzie's Mission
Co-applicants: Jane Tiller (MCRI), Professor Edwin Kirk (NSW Health Pathology)
Approval date: April 2022
Applicant’s project summary:
Mackenzie’s Mission offered reproductive carrier screening for a number of genes associated with recessive conditions. This study will assess the uptake of screening for reproductive risk of having a child with non-syndromic hearing impairment, and the views of people having reproductive carrier screening about this type of screening.