Gaucher Disease Carrier Screen in Antioch, CA
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Order Gaucher Disease Carrier Test | AshkenaziGaucher disease is an inherited metabolic condition that can affect the liver, spleen, bone marrow, and nervous system. Because it follows an autosomal recessive pattern, a person can carry one altered copy of the responsible gene without developing symptoms. This carrier screen uses a blood sample to look for the gene changes most often seen in people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, information that can be useful when planning a family or investigating a known family history.
About Gaucher Disease Carrier Test | Ashkenazi in Antioch
Carrier screening identifies people who carry a single copy of a gene variant linked to a recessive disorder.
Gaucher disease results from variants in the GBA gene, which provides instructions for an enzyme that breaks down certain fatty substances inside cells. When the enzyme works poorly, these substances accumulate, most often in the spleen, liver, and bone marrow.
In an autosomal recessive disorder, a child must inherit an altered copy of the gene from each parent to be affected. A carrier has only one altered copy and typically has no symptoms, but can pass that copy on to a child.
This test examines the GBA gene for the specific variants that are most common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. A negative result reduces, but does not entirely eliminate, the chance of being a carrier, because testing targets the most frequent variants rather than every possible change.
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