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Investigative Techniques > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Genetic Testing
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Clinical Laboratory Techniques > Genetic Testing
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Preventive Health Services > Diagnostic Services > Genetic Testing
Investigative Techniques > Genetic Techniques > Genetic Testing
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Genetic Services > Genetic Testing

Preferred term

Genetic Testing  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Genetic Screening
  • Genetic Screenings
  • Predisposition Testing, Genetic
  • Screening, Genetic
  • Screenings, Genetic
  • Testing, Genetic Predisposition

Note

  • human and animal; for phenotype or genotype

Scope note

  • Detection of a MUTATION; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPE; or specific ALLELES associated with genetic traits, heritable diseases, or predisposition to a disease, or that may lead to the disease in descendants. It includes prenatal genetic testing.

History note

  • 2010 (1978)

In other languages

  • geneettinen seulonta

    Finnish

  • geeniseula
  • geenitestaus
  • geenitesti
  • geenitestit
  • geneettinen testaus
  • Genetisk testning

    Swedish

  • Anlagsbärartestning
  • Genetisk screening
  • Gentestning
  • Prediktiv gentestning

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005820

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