Different Types of Genetic Testing:
Different Types of Genetic Testing:
1. Diagnostic Testing
2. Predictive Testing
3. Carrier Testing
4. Prenatal Testing
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING-GENETIC
is offered to patients to identify genetic mutations that may be causing symptoms and to confirm or rule out a diagnosis.
PREDICTIVE TESTING
is useful for people with no symptoms but who have a probability of carrying a mutation and developing symptoms later in life.
CARRIER TESTING
for people with a family history of a disease and would like to know their risk of developing the disease or the risk of passing it to children.
PRENATAL TESTING
for women planning a pregnancy, or already pregnant, who have a known risk of having a child with a genetic disorder.
