Inquiring about children's genetic testing on Taobao and other platforms found that the prices also vary greatly, ranging from less than 100 yuan to as high as 5,000 yuan, making it difficult for consumers to choose. Some institutions also said that due to technological progress, the price of genetic testing is changing with each passing day, and it is difficult to distinguish the price moisture.
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Significance of genetic testing
Genetic testing is very important for some diseases, such as breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer and so on. Family susceptibility genes can be found, zero-level prevention can be carried out, and clinical symptoms can be delayed.
Mary, a female patient admitted to Jin Yisheng, USA, was diagnosed with early gastric cancer when her father was less than 50 years old, and the gene MSH2 was positive. At the age of 30, Mary also had a gastroscope and colonoscopy, and found nothing wrong. Later, she did this genetic test. If MSH2 gene is positive, it means that she has a high risk of developing gastric cancer in the future.
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