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What is Genetic Testing?

Not sure what genetic testing means for you? Learn how carrier screening and hereditary cancer screening work—and how to get started from home.

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National Previvor Day: Elana’s Story

In late 2020, amidst a global pandemic and with the guidance of my GYN, I decided to do a hereditary cancer genetic panel that would test for over seventy known genetic mutations linked to all different hereditary cancers. My own mother is a breast cancer survivor. She was diagnosed at 40 years young but we were always told that because she did not have a BRCA mutation that the cancer wasn’t genetic. Being the daughter of a scientist and a survivor, this didn’t seem like the complete picture.

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Proud Previvor Orit Berliner

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Genetic Testing for Cancer Gene Mutations in Men

As a genetic counselor at JScreen, I will often hear my male patients express concern for their partners, daughters, mothers, and sisters, without realizing how it may affect them. One of the most common misconceptions about genetic testing for cancer is that it’s only a test for women. So let’s take a minute to expose and debunk some of these myths.

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What’s the Difference Between Ancestry DNA Testing and Carrier Screening?

Think your ancestry test covers everything? Discover the critical differences between consumer DNA kits and clinical grade genetic testing.

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What to Expect When Working with a jscreen Genetic Counselor

Genetic counseling is a service that provides you with important information about how genetic conditions might affect you or your family. There are a number of reasons you might seek genetic counseling in which a genetic counselor can help you determine whether a genetic test may be right for you or to help you better understand the results of a genetic test.

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