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When should I order Familial Variant Testing instead of full Gene, Panel or Chip testing?

April 26, 2017chip familial gene panel Testing variant

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When should I order Familial Variant Testing instead of full Gene, Panel or Chip testing?

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If someone in your family has already been tested and we found a variant, in most cases we only need to look for that variant, which is what is done with Familial Variant testing. Full Gene, Panel, or Chip testing are performed when specific mutations have not been identified in a family.