There have been a lot of families on this site, including myself, who have talked about/recommended or utilized AMBRY GENETICS for Cystic Fibrosis carrier or diagnostic testing. I recently learned that QUEST DIAGNOSTICS also has a CF mutation carrier/diagnostic test available. I have recommended amybr genetics on my website <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com">www.cysticfibrosismaleinfertility.com</a>, but I am about to update that information.
I know some people have had difficulties getting insurance to cover AMBRY GENETICS' test, therefore I thought some families/individuals might be interested in this information. I specifically inquired with QUEST DIAGNOSTICS about how their test was comprable/different to AMBRY GENETICS test. The director of the gentic's department answered my question below:
<i>The Medical Director of the Genetic Testing Center at Quest Diagnostics
Nichols Institute was able to respond back to your inquiry regarding testing for
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier/Diagnostic testing.
He responded back by stating "the ambry test is called gene scanning and is a
crude way of scanning the entire gene for the presence of any mutation. Once a
potential fragment has been determined to have a potential mutation, that
fragment is sequenced. Ambry calls their test a "sequence based test" but it is
not a DNA sequencing test."
"Quest Diagnostics offers CF Complete which is a complete sequencing of the
entire CF gene. Coupled with our new deletion CF test, we would detect >99% of
all CF mutations."
Thank you once again for contacting Quest Diagnostics.
Sincerely,
Iris Underwood
Branch Operations Manager
Quest Diagnostics San Diego
Tel: 619-686-3053
Fax: 619-686-3362
e-mail: Iris.J.Underwood@questdiagnostics.com
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I have had my test done through AMBRY GENETICS, but if I had it to do over again, I would have gone with QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. My doctor and the laboratory at my hospital knows who/what they are and how my insurance will work with them. It took me a few months to fight to get coverage and approval for the AMBRY GENETICS test. If there are others in the same boat, who can't afford to wait as I did (mine was just a carrier test on myself, not a CF diagnostic test), this might prove to be a good route.
I know some people have had difficulties getting insurance to cover AMBRY GENETICS' test, therefore I thought some families/individuals might be interested in this information. I specifically inquired with QUEST DIAGNOSTICS about how their test was comprable/different to AMBRY GENETICS test. The director of the gentic's department answered my question below:
<i>The Medical Director of the Genetic Testing Center at Quest Diagnostics
Nichols Institute was able to respond back to your inquiry regarding testing for
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier/Diagnostic testing.
He responded back by stating "the ambry test is called gene scanning and is a
crude way of scanning the entire gene for the presence of any mutation. Once a
potential fragment has been determined to have a potential mutation, that
fragment is sequenced. Ambry calls their test a "sequence based test" but it is
not a DNA sequencing test."
"Quest Diagnostics offers CF Complete which is a complete sequencing of the
entire CF gene. Coupled with our new deletion CF test, we would detect >99% of
all CF mutations."
Thank you once again for contacting Quest Diagnostics.
Sincerely,
Iris Underwood
Branch Operations Manager
Quest Diagnostics San Diego
Tel: 619-686-3053
Fax: 619-686-3362
e-mail: Iris.J.Underwood@questdiagnostics.com
</i>
I have had my test done through AMBRY GENETICS, but if I had it to do over again, I would have gone with QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. My doctor and the laboratory at my hospital knows who/what they are and how my insurance will work with them. It took me a few months to fight to get coverage and approval for the AMBRY GENETICS test. If there are others in the same boat, who can't afford to wait as I did (mine was just a carrier test on myself, not a CF diagnostic test), this might prove to be a good route.
, so hopefuly it won't take too long to get any results...although since "no one had even heard of this particular test" yesterday, they couldn't tell me how long it would take....