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MeSH Heading: Genetic Testing
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.562; E05.200.562; E05.393.435; N02.421.308.430; N02.421.726.233.221
Unique ID: D005820
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005820
Annotation: human and animal; for phenotype or genotype
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Genetic Predisposition Testing; Genetic Screening; Predictive Genetic Testing; Predictive Testing, Genetic; Testing, Genetic Predisposition
NLM Classification #: QZ 52
Previous Indexing: Genetic Counseling (1973-1977); Genetics, Population (1966-1977); Hereditary Diseases (1968-1977); Mass Screening (1968-1977)
See Also: Databases, Genetic; Databases, Nucleic Acid; Genetic Carrier Screening; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genetic Privacy; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; Preimplantation Diagnosis; Prenatal Diagnosis
Public MeSH Note: 2010; see GENETIC SCREENING 1978-2009
History Note: 2010 (1978)
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/22
Revision Date: 2017/07/17

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Concept UI: M0009132
Terms: Testing, Genetic Predisposition Preferred Term
Term UI T017594
Date10/09/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999); Predictive Testing, Genetic
Term UI T734596
Date02/05/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010); Predictive Genetic Testing
Term UI T734597
Date02/05/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2010); Genetic Predisposition Testing
Term UI T017595
Date08/04/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1999)

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