A large number of urological illnesses are caused by a genetic predisposition or are hereditary. Genetic testing is the most efficient way of identifying those people with a predisposition or who are carriers of the pathogenic gene variant. What’s more, genetic diagnosis is a powerful tool in evaluating the risk to relatives of the patient in suffering from the same illness.
Risk evaluation allows preventative treatment to be started, as well as changes in lifestyle or help with family planning. What’s more, it enables health professionals to intensify their routine medical controls.
At Reference Laboratory Genetics we have a wide range of specialised urology tests available, enabling us to offer the most appropriate test to each patient: from screening to diagnosis, including prevention and prognosis.
Our NGS panels for urology include genes clinically associated with various urological illnesses: