Foresight Flashcards
True or False : In general, a woman who is a carrier of an X-linked condition has a 50% chance to pass that disorder on to each of her sons.
True
True or False : Most of the conditions on the Foresight Carrier Screen are autosomal dominant disorders.
False
True or False : One of the many reasons that expanded carrier screening makes sense today is that the population of multi-racial Americans is growing 3x faster than the population as a whole.
True
True or False : 80% of the children born with a genetic disease have no family history of that condition.
True
True or False : ACOG guidelines now state that screening for cystic fibrosis and fragile X syndrome are recommended to be offered for all patients.
False
True or False : ACOG has outlined suggested disease inclusion criteria which aligns with our panel design.
True
True or False : Disease selection criteria for the Foresight Carrier Screen include severity, actionability, prevalence, and sensitivity.
True
True or False : All diseases on the Foresight Carrier Screen are associated with shortened life expectancy.
False
T/F
Maximizing the detection of at-risk couples is the top priority for carrier screening
True
T/F The Foresight Carrier Screen provides >99% detection for carriers of cystic fibrosis.
True
True or False : The Foresight Carrier Screen includes custom assays for difficult to sequence genes.
True
T/F
Fragile X and spinal muscular atrophy are examples of difficult to sequence genes on the Foresight Carrier Screen.
True
True or False : Sema4, Natera, and Invitae are clinically-driven competitors.
True
True or False : Convenience and ease of use are often cited by customers as reasons to select LabCorp/Integrated Genetics and Quest due to a single point of contact for all testing needs and patient service centers.
True
True or False : Labs using a targeted genotyping platform report results from a select set of mutations, whereas full exon sequencing identifies all disease causing mutations within a gene.
True