Workshop C: Deliberating the Pros & Cons of Increasing the Administration of Genetic Testing to the General Population to Reveal Causative Pathogenic Variants in Kidney-Related Genes
Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
day: Workshop Day Track A
Details:
Undeterred by the decreasing costs, genetic testing still isn’t
considered routine. Join this workshop to find out why and what’s being done to influence this.
- Understanding the recent developments in using genetic testing to find the right patient population
- Could an increase in genetic testing decrease the misdiagnosis of Alport Syndrome?
- Exploring the additional genes and panels for enhanced diagnosis
- Blessing or curse: Why get tested for something that doesn’t have a cure?
- How can genetic testing aid in clinical trials patient selection for orphan renal disease?
