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2. Genetic testing - Wikipedia

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   Genetic testing is often done as part of a genetic consultation and as of mid-2008 there were more than 1,200 clinically applicable genetic tests available. [23] Once a person decides to proceed with genetic testing, a medical geneticist, genetic counselor, primary care doctor, or specialist can order the test after obtaining informed consent .

3. Genetics and abortion - Wikipedia

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   Preimplantation genetic testing tests IVF embryos before pregnancy and Preimplantation genetic screening screens non-IVF embryos for aneuploidy. Aneuploidy is a chromosome mutation in which the number of chromosomes is abnormal and differs from the usual 46 chromosomes. [4]

4. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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   Another important issue is the uncertainty of prenatal genetic testing. Uncertainty on genetic testing results from several reasons: the genetic test is associated with a disease but the prognosis and/or probability is unknown, the genetic test provides information different than the familiar disease they tested for, found genetic variants have ...

5. Prenatal sex discernment - Wikipedia

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   Disease testing: A complement to specific gene testing for monogenic disorders, which can be very useful for genetic diseases with sex linkage, such as, for example, X-linked diseases. In such cases, it may be much easier to exclude the possibility of disease in the child by prenatal sex discernment than to test for any specific sign of the ...

6. Does Medicare cover genetic testing? - AOL

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   The costs of genetic testing vary depending on the type and complexity of the test. According to health experts, genetic test costs range from $100 to more than $2,000 without coverage. Some tests ...

7. Genetic testing at KC hospital has helped 1,000 kids get ...

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   New genome sequencing technology at Children’s Mercy Hospital allows scientists to identify the genes that cause rare diseases in children. Genetic testing at KC hospital has helped 1,000 kids ...