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.¹

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Author:	Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: April 23, 2008
Medical Review:	Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine Siobhan M. Dolan, MD, MPH - Reproductive Genetics
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