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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr">Carrier testing is a type of <a href="Genetic_testing" title="Genetic testing">genetic testing</a> that is used to determine if a person is a carrier for specific <a href="Dominance_(genetics)" title="Dominance (genetics)">autosomal recessive diseases</a>.<a href="#cite_note-obgyn-1">[1]</a> This kind of testing is used most often by couples who are considering becoming pregnant to determine the risks of their child inheriting one of these genetic disorders.<a href="#cite_note-rochester-2">[2]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div>

<a href="Gene" title="Gene">Genes</a> come in pairs; one from the mother and one from the father. A carrier is a person who inherited one abnormal gene from one of their parents.<a href="#cite_note-rochester-2">[2]</a> Carriers often show no symptoms of the genetic disorder that they carry an abnormal gene for. Usually the only time a person finds out that they are a carrier for a specific genetic disorder is when they have an affected child.<a href="#cite_note-rochester-2">[2]</a> For these kinds of genetic diseases to be present in a person, two copies of the abnormal gene are needed. This means that both of the parents have to be a carrier for the child to inherit the disease.<a href="#cite_note-obgyn-1">[1]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reasons_for_testing">Reasons for testing</h2></div>

The most common reason for carrier testing to allow future parents to find out if they are a carrier for a genetic disorder. If the parents are a carrier for a genetic disorder they can know ahead of time what their probability is of having an affected child. Carrier testing can be done before or during the pregnancy.<a href="#cite_note-obgyn-1">[1]</a> Many of these genetic disease are fatal at a young age which oftentimes encourages parents to get tested.<a href="#cite_note-gdf-3">[3]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Autosomal_recessive_disorders/diseases">Autosomal recessive disorders/diseases</h2></div>

There are hundreds of <a href="Recessive_genetic_disorders" class="mw-redirect" title="Recessive genetic disorders">recessive genetic disorders</a>, most of which are very rare. Certain genetic disorders tend to be more common in people of a particular <a href="Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnicity</a>.<a href="#cite_note-good-4">[4]</a> For example, people of <a href="African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> ethnicity have a much higher likelihood of being a carrier for the autosomal recessive disorder called <a href="Sickle-cell_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Sickle-cell disease">sickle cell anemia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-gdf-3">[3]</a> People of one ethnicity in particular, <a href="Ashkenazi_Jew" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashkenazi Jew">Ashkenazi Jewish</a>, have a tendency to be carriers for a wide variety of recessive genetic disorders. There are also several recessive disorders that are present in all ethnicities. This list includes: <a href="Cystic_fibrosis" title="Cystic fibrosis">cystic fibrosis</a>, <a href="Fragile_X_syndrome" title="Fragile X syndrome">fragile X syndrome</a>, and <a href="Spinal_muscular_atrophy" title="Spinal muscular atrophy">spinal muscular atrophy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-gdf-3">[3]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Testing_methods">Testing methods</h2></div>

Carrier testing is most often done through a simple <a href="Blood_test" title="Blood test">blood test</a>.<a href="#cite_note-good-4">[4]</a> The results from these tests are usually available anywhere between two and eight weeks depending on where the testing is conducted.<a href="#cite_note-jew-5">[5]</a>

Some tests may screen for one or a few genetic conditions, and other tests may screen for hundreds. For example, in Australia, multiple companies offer carrier screening tests for the carrier status of three genes, whereas an extended screen is available that looks for variations in 552 genes.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a>

An alternative method of testing, available for some conditions, analyzes <a href="Gene_product" title="Gene product">gene products</a> that are usually present in a person that keeps the genetic disorder from occurring. An affected person with the disorder would have close to a hundred percent reduction of the gene products compared to an unaffected person. A carrier would only have a fifty percent reduction in those gene products.<a href="#cite_note-nyu-7">[7]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Risks_involved">Risks involved</h2></div>

The physical risks for getting this kind of genetic testing done are very minimal. The most common requirement is a blood sample.<a href="#cite_note-dna-8">[8]</a> The emotional risks on the other hand are great. When a person finds out they are a carrier for a specific genetic disorder, dealing with that can be very difficult. In many cases, people who find out they are carries can become angered or even enraged that they carry a genetic defect that could be passed on to their child.<a href="#cite_note-dna-8">[8]</a> These results can play a role in determining if a couple will have a child together. If both parents are carriers for the same genetic disorder, there is a twenty-five percent chance that any child they have could be affected.<a href="#cite_note-obgyn-1">[1]</a> When a person finds out they are a carrier, they are always encouraged to talk to a genetic counselor.<a href="#cite_note-jew-5">[5]</a> If both partners are carriers for the same genetic disease, the choice to have a child together can become much more difficult. IVF with <a href="Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis" title="Preimplantation genetic diagnosis">preimplantation genetic diagnosis</a> may be considered, to remove the risk of having an affected child.

<ul><li><a href="Prevention_of_autosomal_recessive_disorders" title="Prevention of autosomal recessive disorders">Prevention of autosomal recessive disorders</a></li></ul>

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