Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)

Why Not Be Tested?

There may be reasons you would choose not to have the carrier tests.

• You are already pregnant and the results will not affect your decision to continue your pregnancy.
• Carrier tests are expensive. You may decide not to have the tests if your insurance does not pay for it.
• The tests are not 100% accurate. There is a small chance that you are a carrier even if the results are normal (false-negative).

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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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