GENETIC TESTING &
PHARMACOGENOMICS
WHAT IS GENETIC TESTING?
& WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Genetic testing involves examining your DNA, the chemical database that carries instructions for your body's functions. Genetic testing can reveal changes (mutations) in your genes that may cause illness or disease. Although genetic testing can provide important information for diagnosing, treating and preventing illness, there are limitations. For example, if you're a healthy person, a positive result from genetic testing doesn't always mean you will develop a disease. On the other hand, in some situations, a negative result doesn't guarantee that you won't have a certain disorder. Talking to your doctor, a medical geneticist, or a genetic counselor about what you will do with the results is an important step in the process of genetic testing.
Results may aid in disease prevention, more accurate assessment of current medical condition, improved effectiveness and safety of medication assist in the creation of a customized plan of care, and provide valuable information for family members.
Unlock Your Genetic Blueprint for Better Wellness
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New Prescriptions
A pharmacogenetic buccal swab test can help patients to determine how well a medication will, or will not work for them. By performing this genetic test. They will learn how they metabolize medicine. Whether, they hyper, or hypometabolize. It can make a big difference in whether or not a prescription is the right fit for that person. This is precision science, and medicine.
Early On-Set Parkinsons, Alzheimers, or Dementia?
Genetic testing can help to determine if your patient has the biomarker that determines possible predisposition for one or more of these neuro-degenerative conditions, such as early on-set Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, or Dementia.
Obesity/Type 2 Diabetes
Some people it seems cannot loose weight. No matter how hard they try. Even lean, otherwise healthy people commonly develop Type 2 diabetes. A very simple, non-invasive mouth swab genetic test can help to determine if your patients are genetically predispositioned for these conditions. Speaking with a PhD. Genetic counselor could provide valuable insight.
Pharmacogenomics, or pharmacogenetics, is the study of how your genes affect your body’s response to medications.
The word “pharmacogenomics” is combined from the words pharmacology and genomics:
• Pharmacology deals with the uses and effects of medications.
• Genomics deals with understanding genes and their roles.
Genes carry information that you inherit from your parents. Genes determine which characteristics you have, such as your eye color and blood type. Your genes influence how your body responds to medications.
Pharmacogenomic testing helps clinicians predict which medications will most likely produce desired responses in different patients.
If you have a particular health condition or disease, this type of genetic testing may help determine what medication and dosage will be most effective and beneficial for you.
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