What is IGEOMIX’s Carrier Genetic Test?
CGT is an important genetic test when planning a family because it helps to determine the risk of having a child with a genetic disorder.
When should you opt for CGT?
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Before attempting pregnancy by natural means.
- Before an assisted reproductive treatment like IVF, etc.
Risk of having an affected child
20% Risk of transferring genetic disorders to your newborn in consanguineous marriages.
It evaluates disorders such as:
- Hemophilia A (F8 gene)
- Smith-Lemli-Opitz (DHCR7 gene)
- Polycystic Kidney disease (Recessive; PKHDI gene)
- Retinitis pigmentosa (blindness; ABCD4 gene)
- Cystic fibrosis (CFTR gene)
- Fragile X (FMR1 gene)
- And many more
What should be done when both parents test positive?
if both parents obtain a positive result in the Carrier Genetic Test with a mutation in the same gene, the recommendation is to consult with a specialist about the options for conceiving a healthy child.
These couples can choose prenatal or pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), thus preventing their child from suffering from an illness.
What happens if you are aren’t carrying a mutation?
Nothing, you are not affected, but a carrier.
Being a carrier of mutation doesn’t mean you will develop the illness.
What will happen to your future baby if you are a carrier?
Although carriers are healthy people if both partners are the carrier of a mutation in the same gene the probability of having an affected child is 25%.
Anyone, without knowing, can be a carrier of one or more mutations.
CGT helps prevent disorders which can’t be cured
- It identifies person\couple which are carries of a particular disorder.
In this way, it prevents serious genetic disorders in their offspring.
- A positive result means the presence of one or more mutations in the person. In this case, the test should be carried out in the other member of the couple.
- If both parents carry a mutation in the same gene, they will be at high risk of having an affected child.
- A negative result indicates that the person does not carry any of the mutations studied.
IGENOMIX’s CGT is the most comprehensive test that screens more than 6,600 mutations corresponding to over 600 Genetic Disorders
Why choose Igenomix’s CGT?
It is a clinically validated genetic screening test based on Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), making the most complete and precise test available.
Our different CGT options, tailored to each parent’s need, make it the most complete test available.
