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[[File:Dna gene testing.png|alt=picture of a plastic tube holding a sample of saliva mixed with blue liquid|thumb|upright=0.7|Saliva sample used for DNA testing]] '''Genetic testing''' is a general term that can refer to several different types of tests: * DNA sequencing to find risk factors associated with genes, and risk of specific illnesses in off spring * Genetic testing to diagnose illness * Pharmacogenetics<ref name="pharmacogeneticsMSD">{{Cite web | url=https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/clinical-pharmacology/factors-affecting-response-to-drugs/pharmacogenetics | title = Pharmacogenetics - Clinical Pharmacology|website=MSD Manual Professional Edition|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> ==DNA sequencing for illness factors== ==Pharmacogenetics== By identifying genes which are linked to the metabolism of particular drugs or other substances, this aims to predict which drugs are best suited to individual people, and which may be potentially harmful.<ref name="pharmacogeneticsMSD" /> ==Diagnosis of genetic disorders== ==Theory== Genetic testing cannot diagnose [[Myalgic Encephalomyelitis|ME]] or [[chronic fatigue syndrome]], but is being in research to help find which genes may be linked to developing the illness, in order to improve understanding of the illness and investigate potent treatments. {{Main|Genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome}} ==Evidence== ==Subgroup== ==Cost and availability== ==See also== * [[Genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome]] * [[ME/CFS Severely Ill, Big Data Study|ME/CFS Severely, Ill Big Data]] Study * [[ME/CFS Gene Study]] * [[23andMe]] * [[Ancestry DNA]] ==Learn more== * [https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/professional/clinical-pharmacology/factors-affecting-response-to-drugs/pharmacogenetics Pharmocognetics] - MSD Manuals ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Tests]] [[Category:Genes]]
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