Carrier Screening Genetic Test
Empower yourself and your family with the knowledge genetic testing can provide.
Home Test
£60.00
Clinic Test
Be Proactive About Your Family’s Health With The Carrier Screening Genetic Test
Genetic carrier screening is an essential tool that offers valuable insight into your family’s health and genetic makeup. This screening is designed to identify people— singles and couples alike— who carry a genetic mutation that, when inherited by their children, could result in an inherited genetic disorder.
By detecting these genetic mutations early, people can make informed decisions about their family planning options and take necessary precautions to protect their future children’s health. Whether somebody presents symptoms or not, it’s entirely possible they have an undetected genetic disorder, so it’s important to empower yourself with the knowledge carrier screening genetic testing can provide.
Make Informed Decisions For Your Future Today
While most genetic conditions are rare, 24% of patients are found to be carriers of at least one mutation associated with a genetic condition. Our carrier screening genetic test offers a comprehensive and accurate assessment of your carrier status for multiple genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, Tay-Sachs disease, and upwards of 100 more.
Using a simple cheek swab or blood sample and advanced genetic sequencing technology, we provide results that are highly informative and reliable. From here, you have the knowledge needed to speak with your healthcare professional about your reproductive choices.
About The Test
Single And Couples Panels
Choose whether you want to purchase one or two panels, depending on your own circumstances.
Cheek Swab Or Blood Sample
When it comes to how you provide your sample, the choice is yours.
Tests For 100+ Genetic Conditions
Our carrier screening genetic test looks for over 100 conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease.
How The Carrier Screening Genetic Test Works
1. Test
Choose either a single or couple panel, and where and how you’d like to provide your sample.
2. Laboratory
Your sample will be tested in an award-winning, UKAS-accredited laboratory here in the UK.
3. Results
Your results will be provided to you in strict confidence for your security.
Your Carrier Screening Genetic Testing Questions Answered
Any person wishing to know more about their genetic background for whatever reason may find the carrier screening genetic test incredibly helpful. Many people find this type of testing beneficial including couples planning on starting a family, any individuals or couples undergoing assisted reproduction, sperm or oocyte donors (or recipients of such donations), high-risk population groups for specific diseases, and more.
There’s no one specific time you should or shouldn’t undergo testing, should you choose to. Any individual or couple wishing to know more about their genetic information can take the test at any time, including during pregnancy.
Genetic carrier screening is done through a buccal cheek swab. In the case of couples wishing to conceive, if one person is found to be a carrier, the other will also be screened. Having both partners tested at once may allow for faster results.
If parents-to-be discover that they are carriers of a genetic condition prior to pregnancy, they have the option to consider alternative reproductive choices such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation, adoption, or whatever may best suit them.
If both parents are confirmed as carriers when they have already conceived, they should consult their healthcare provider for advice, guidance, and any further referrals that may be necessary.
Inheriting a genetic disorder requires that both parents carry a defective gene since these disorders are recessive. It is possible to be a carrier of a genetic disorder without exhibiting any symptoms, which happens when an individual has a normal gene copy from one parent and a defective gene copy from the other. If both parents are carriers of a genetic disorder, their child has a 25% chance of inheriting one defective gene from each parent and thus being born with the disorder.
Why Choose DNA Plus?
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6 Convenient Clinics
Wherever you are in the UK, there’s a DNA Plus clinic near you.
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Professional And Caring Staff
We understand genetic screening can be stressful, and we always treat you with the compassionate care you deserve.
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State-Of-The-Art Technology
Your sample will be tested in a UKAS-accredited laboratory using modern and reliable processes.
Carrier Screening Genetic Testing: The Key To Informed Family Planning
At DNA Plus, we believe that genetic carrier screening is an essential step in promoting family health and well-being, and we are committed to providing you with the highest quality carrier screening genetic test available. Whether you’re testing as a single or a couple, we offer understanding and compassion throughout our professional care from sample through to results. If you’re interested in discovering more about your genetics and any risks for your future children, the carrier screening genetic test is for you.
