Clinical Utility
Genetic testing has been shown to provide doctors and families with information that can influence a patient’s management and treatment.
Lineagen's FirstStepDx PLUS CMA's overall detection is up to 25% for individuals with ASD, developmental delay / intellectual disability and/or multiple congenital anomalies as compared to the reported detection rate of non-customized CMA tests of 15% - 20% for individuals with these same disorders.
An "abnormal" result has been shown to significantly influence a number of clinical management changes in individuals with ASD, developmental delay / intellectual disability and/or multiple congenital anomalies, including improved access to services and avoidance of other diagnostic and clinical testing. The three articles referenced below have recently been published in medical literature and highlight the clinical utility of CMA in individuals with DD/ID or ASD: