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Reproductive carrier screening<\/h1>\n

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Genetic counselling and testing<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\/vc_text_element][vc_text_element typography=”{“font_family“:“18337656“,“variants“:“700“,“subsets“:“latin“,“transform“:“uppercase“,“font_size“:“25px“}” disable_margin=”yes” responsiveness=”yes” tablet_portrait=”90″ mobile_landscape=”80″ mobile_portrait=”80″ css_animation=”” color=”{“id“:“custom_3995118115677565“,“color“:“#2b90ce“}”][\/vc_text_element][\/vc_content_box][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row nav_skin=”light” consent_include=”include” el_design=”{“tablet_portrait“:{“padding-top“:“80“,“padding-bottom“:“0“},“desktop“:{“padding-top“:“100“,“padding-bottom“:“40“}}”][vc_column css_animation=””][vc_button_link title=”Back to services” text_typography=”{“font_family“:“32928416“,“variants“:“700“,“subsets“:“latin“,“transform“:“uppercase“,“font_size“:“15px“}” link_arrow=”arrow_left” size=”5″ display=”display_block” icon_pos=”icon-left” css_animation=”” link_color=”{“id“:“custom_3995118115677565“,“color“:“#2b90ce“}” link_color_h=”{“id“:“Main accent color“,“color“:“#95c11f“}” link=”url:%2Fen%2Fservices%2F%23genetic-testing|title:Services||”][vc_empty_space height=”50px” tablet_landscape=”40px” tablet_portrait=”30px”][vc_heading heading_text=”NEW: Expanded carrier screening test package” heading_wrapper=”h2″ alignment=”align_left” heading_color=”{“solid“:{“id“:“Main accent color“,“color“:“#94d142“}}” heading_typography=”{“font_family“:“32928416“,“subsets“:“latin“}” responsiveness=”yes” tablet_portrait=”80″ mobile_landscape=”70″ mobile_portrait=”60″ css_animation=””][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=”https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/981584083?h=11ab56fb61″][vc_empty_space height=”10px”][vc_text_element responsiveness=”yes” tablet_portrait=”90″ mobile_landscape=”85″ mobile_portrait=”80″ css_animation=””]Carrier screening allows future parents, including those using an egg or sperm donor, to identify the potential risks of hundreds of genetic diseases in their future child. This genetic test can screen for more than 500 genes and can be done before or during pregnancy. Even without a family history of genetic disease, it is possible to be a carrier of a serious genetic disease and be at risk of having a child with this disease. Individuals who are carriers usually have no symptoms and this is why carrier testing for genetic diseases can be important.<\/p>\n

Genolife is now offering a new service, making carrier screening for genetic diseases more accessible. The process will take place in 3 stages:<\/p>\n

1) Pre-test webinar and consent<\/strong><\/p>\n

After payment confirmation, you will have access to our secure online portal to watch a pre-recorded webinar by one of our genetic counsellors. This webinar will provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision regarding testing, including the limitations of the results*. A consent form must then be signed in the portal to access the test.<\/p>\n

2) Testing on a saliva sample<\/strong><\/p>\n

You will receive a saliva collection kit at your home which you will then need to return to the laboratory via a pre-paid envelope. It may take up to 21 calendar days for your sample to be analyzed.<\/p>\n

3) Post-test genetic counselling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the results are available, you will meet with one of our certified genetic counsellors by telephone or video conference to review the results in detail and discuss the implications for you and your family members. If a reproductive risk is identified, our genetic counsellor<\/a> will discuss the risks, the disease and the treatment options (if available) in detail as well as reproductive options. You will receive a summary letter with a copy of your result. If you are in the context of gamete donor selection, please note that only <\/span>one<\/u><\/strong> donor genetic profile could be evaluated within this package.<\/span><\/p>\n

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*If you have a personal and\/or family history of genetic disease, pre-test genetic counselling is recommended, and a negative test result will have no guarantee of being able to reduce or eliminate your reproductive risk associated with this history .<\/p>\n

Visit our client portal<\/a> to schedule a genetic counselling appointment.[\/vc_text_element][vc_empty_space height=”80px” tablet_landscape=”70px” tablet_portrait=”60px”][vc_heading heading_text=”Learn more about carrier screening for genetic diseases” heading_wrapper=”h5″ alignment=”align_left” heading_color=”{“solid“:{“id“:“Main accent color“,“color“:“#94d142“}}” responsiveness=”yes” tablet_portrait=”80″ mobile_landscape=”70″ mobile_portrait=”60″ css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”40px” tablet_landscape=”30px” tablet_portrait=”20px”][vc_expandable_list style=”minimal” skin=”light” title_typography=”{“font_family“:“32928416“,“variants“:“600“,“subsets“:“latin“,“font_size“:“20px“}” css_animation=”” accent_color=”{“id“:“custom_color“,“color“:“rgba(213,233,245,1)“}” el_class=”c-exp-list”][vc_expandable_list_item title=”Genetic diseases screened” tab_id=”1574973904296-2-9″][vc_text_element css_animation=”” color=”{“id“:“Default text color“,“color“:“#454646“}”]Each of us carries at least one genetic disease. Even though we have no symptoms or family history of this disease, we can still have a modified copy of this gene. When both parents carry a variant (or a \u201cmutation\u201d) in the same gene, their children have a 25% risk of having the disease, regardless of gender. This is called <\/span>autosomal recessive inheritance.<\/b><\/p>\n

Other diseases are transmitted by a carrier mother <\/span>(X-linked transmission)<\/b> and usually affect their sons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The expanded carrier screening test covers hundreds of genetic diseases including those that are more common in certain populations due to a founder effect (e.g. Ashkenazi Jewish origin, origin from Charlevoix\/Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean). The diseases tested are generally severe with early onset, with or without available treatments, but some could present a certain variability and expression in adulthood. 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