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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Genet Couns. 2013 Jun 21;23(2):156–163. doi: 10.1007/s10897-013-9624-0

Table IV.

Genetic tests ordered by psychiatrists* in the past 6 months

Tests Ordered % (n)
Pharmacogenomics 46.9% (23)
Diagnostic/ Predictive for Psychiatric Disorders
 Alzheimer’s 10.2% (5)
 Fragile X Syndrome 6.1% (3)
 Downs Syndrome 4.1% (2)
 Huntington’s Disease 4.1% (2)
 Methylation (Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome) 4.1% (2)
 XXY (Kleinfelter’s Syndrome) 4.1% (2)
 Other 10.2% (5)
Other Medical Conditions
 Breast Cancer 4.1% (2)
 Other 6.1% (3)
*

Of 43 psychiatrists who responded that they had administered genetic tests in the last 6 months, 31 reported the types of tests they had ordered. A total of 49 tests were performed.