Genetic Testing WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Genetic Testing
Genetic testing can be used to diagnose a current condition, or to see if someone is predisposed to acquiring certain diseases. Genetic testing can be done through a doctor's office, or it can be done with an at home kit, referred to as Direct to Consumer genetic testing.
Fast Facts:
- Prenatal testing is used to detect genetic or chromosomal disorders before birth.
- Newborn screening is used by parents and doctors to identify genetic disorders that can be treated early in life.
- Diagnostic testing is used to identify or rule out a specific genetic or chromosomal condition, often when a particular condition is suspected based on physical signs and symptoms.
- Carrier testing is used to identify people who carry one copy of a gene mutation that, when present in two copies, causes a genetic disorder.
- Predictive and presymptomatic testing can be helpful to people who have a family member with a genetic disorder.
- Forensic testing uses DNA to identify an individual for legal purposes.
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Latest Headlines on Genetic Testing
What is Genetic Testing?
- Navigenics: Genomics 101
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR): What is Genetic Testing?
- Lawrence Berkeley National Library: What is Genetic Testing?
- Access Excellence: Genetic Testing
- GeneTests: What is Genetic Testing?
- National Human Genome Research Institute: What is Genetic Testing?
- DNA Direct: What is Genetic Testing?
What Are The Uses for Genetic Testing?
- GHR: Types and Uses of Genetic Testing
- Access Excellence: Uses for Genetic Testing
- GeneTests: Genetic Testing Uses
- Wikipedia: Types and Uses of Genetic Testing
- AccessDNA: About Genetic Testing in Pregnancy
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Genetic Testing?
- Wikipedia: Risks and Limitations of Genetic Testing
- Mayo Clinic: Weigh the Benefits and the Risks
- GHR: Risks and Limitations of Genetic Testing
- AccessDNA: About Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Genetic Testing
- American Academy of Family Physicians: What Does a Positive Result Mean? | What Does a Negative Result Mean?
- Autism Speaks: Genetic Testing
- MoodyMommy: Genetic Testing: Do It, Before You Do It
- YouTube: Genetic Testing During Pregnancy
Clinical Trials for Genetic Testing
- Clinicaltrials.gov: Genetic Testing Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Genetic Testing
Controversy and Lawsuits about Genetic Testing
- BYU News: Both Sides of the Genetic Testing Controversy
- Wikipedia: Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing Controversy
- Baylor College of Medicine: Ethics of Genetic Testing
- Genetic Engineering: Genetic Testing Controversy
- AMA: Genetic Testing Ethics
- University Hospital: Ethics and Genetic Testing
Abuse of Genetic Testing
- National Magazine of Policy and Politics: Even Though the Legal Landscape Has Changed, Concerns About the Abuse of Genetic Testing Persist
- Bnet: Possible Abuse of Genetic Testing in the Workplace
- FindLaw: Abuse of Genetic Testing in the Workplace
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Genetic Testing
- PubMed Central: Archives for Genetic Testing
- JAMA: Genetic Testing
- Google Scholar: Genetic Testing
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