

If you are a direct provider of genetic carrier screening in Australia and would like to be included on this list, please contact our study team.

This information is intended as a guide only, and does not endorse any particular company. Carrier testing, including testing for a known familial mutation, targeted mutation analysis, gene sequencing, duplication/deletion testing or gene dose analysis methods is established as a means to improve health outcomes in selected individuals with risk of a familial disease. Myriad (Counsyl) Foresight Expanded Carrier Screen.Healthcare providers who can provide access to these tests include GPs, obstetricians and genetics health professionals, including private genetic counsellors. Foresight Carrier Screen disease list Using a systematic approach to improve our panel for both patients and providers, Counsyl has updated its Universal Panel introducing the latest breakthrough in expanded carrier screening. People who are considering having genetic carrier screening should discuss available testing options with their healthcare provider, who can provide further information and guidance. Below are some of the genetic carrier screening tests available in Australia. Mackenzie’s Mission does not recommend one test over another, as the tests differ in cost, ease of access and the number of genetic conditions they test for. If you are interested in having genetic carrier screening, there are multiple companies that offer genetic carrier screening. In the meantime, genetic carrier screening is already widely available in Australia, but there are costs involved. Our long-term goal is to establish a free, easily-accessible reproductive genetic carrier screening service for all those who want it.
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Interested in having genetic carrier screening? Let us point you in the right direction. Expanded carrier screening (ECS) offers the benefit of testing via full sequencing for many genetic conditions at once.
