Genetic Testing

Current DTC genetic tests can yield misleading results, but understanding a few key points can help

A handful of studies have found that NIPT can detect unexplained aneuploidies in maternal blood samples not present in the fetus

The new test can determine the clinical importance of many BRCA2 variants of uncertain significance

The commercially available test can help determine which patients may benefit from hormone therapy

Researchers have found a new type of genetic change in the DNA of people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

A single test can identify sources of genetic variation underlying inherited colon, endometrial, and other cancers

What prenatal testing technologies does your lab use?

NGS and sophisticated bioinformatics algorithms are improving the accuracy with which the homologous genes, such as SMN1 and SMN2, involved in inherited disorders can be mapped

The gene signature, called META-16, was highly effective at predicting time to metastasis and response to anti-androgen therapy 

One of the largest US genetic studies of the virus supports public health decisions limiting contact