Testing may be beneficial for your child if they experience:
We can help you find a genetics provider in your area or connect you to a telemedicine provider.
Talk to your healthcare provider about diagnostic genetic testing with Invitae. This letter can help start the conversation.
Identifying at-risk family members is one of the most important benefits of genetic testing. If your child has a genetic variant, their immediate family members have up to a 50% chance of having the same variant. Other relatives may also be at risk.
Invitae is dedicated to ensuring that both you and your family understand your child's risk. If your child receives a positive test result from Invitae, we can test their blood relatives for that same genetic variant (change) under our family follow-up testing program.
You don’t have to figure it out alone. Genetics experts are available to guide you through the testing process, help you make sense of your child's results, and plan a path forward.
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Exome testing looks at the pieces of your DNA that provide instructions for making proteins (“exons”). Exome testing may be right for your child if:
This test is ordered through your child’s healthcare provider. Results are typically available in 6 to 8 weeks after they provide a blood or saliva sample.