NCUK Virtual Patient Handbook

Will genetic testing affect my insurance? When applying for some types of insurance policies, an insurance com your family. You will have to disclose a health condition that has been diagnosed b of predictive genetic testing – that is testing to show if you're more like The information that you need to share with an insurance company is Association of British Insurers called the Code on Genetic Testing and The NHS will not give your genetic test results to an insurance compa

Source: NHS UK website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/genetic-and-genomic-testing/

Your family medical history can help inform decision-making in genetic testing. A genetic family history consists of information describing how family members are related to each other (their biological relationships) and any medical conditions they may have. It can help to identify families which have individuals affected by single-gene conditions.

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