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Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
Is the Test Accurate?
About 90% of the time, the test accurately shows whether or not a person is a carrier of an Ashkenazi Jewish genetic disease. So there is a small chance that you may be a carrier of one of these diseases even if the test results are negative.Reference 1
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference March 28, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics |
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Topic Contents
- What Are Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Diseases?
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- What Is an Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)?
- What Is Carrier Screening?
- Who Should Be Tested?
- What If I Am a Carrier?
- Is the Test Accurate?
- Should I Be Tested?
- Why Not Be Tested?
- Other Places To Get Help
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