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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
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- Testing, Genetic
- Genetic Predisposition Testing
- Genetic Screening
- Predictive Genetic Testing
- Predictive Testing, Genetic
- Testing, Genetic Predisposition
- Genetic Predictive Testing
- Genetic Screenings
- Genetic Testing, Predictive
- Predisposition Testing, Genetic
- Screening, Genetic
- Screenings, Genetic
- Testing, Genetic Predictive
- Testing, Predictive Genetic
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11 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
human and animal; for phenotype or genotype
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History Note
2010 (1978)
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Previous Indexing
- Genetic Counseling (1973-1977)
- Genetics, Population (1966-1977)
- Hereditary Diseases (1968-1977)
- Mass Screening (1968-1977)
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QZ 52
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Genetic Testing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005820. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005820
- Genetic Testing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_testing
- Genetic Testing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q285223