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Genetic Testing

Genetic testing may be useful to provide information about a number of aspects of a genetic disease, such as:

  • Diagnosis and prognosis
  • Appropriate surveillance to prevent or treat symptoms of a condition
  • Recurrence risks
  • Reproductive options
  • Identification of extended family who may have inherited, or be carriers of, a familial condition.
Diagnostic tests are performed when an individual has symptoms or signs of a condition.
 
Predictive tests are performed for healthy people who may have inherited a predisposition to a condition that presents later in life.
 
Carrier tests are offered to healthy people who may carry a genetic condition and therefore have an increased chance of having an affected child.
 
Pregnancy testing may be available for those at increased risk of having a child with a genetic condition.

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