"Genetic Testing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Detection of a MUTATION; GENOTYPE; KARYOTYPE; or specific ALLELES associated with genetic traits, heritable diseases, or predisposition to a disease, or that may lead to the disease in descendants. It includes prenatal genetic testing.
| Descriptor ID |
D005820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.562 E05.200.562 E05.393.435 N02.421.308.430 N02.421.726.233.221
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| Concept/Terms |
Testing, Genetic Predisposition- Testing, Genetic Predisposition
- Predisposition Testing, Genetic
- Predictive Testing, Genetic
- Genetic Predictive Testing
- Testing, Genetic Predictive
- Predictive Genetic Testing
- Genetic Testing, Predictive
- Testing, Predictive Genetic
- Genetic Predisposition Testing
Genetic Screening- Genetic Screening
- Genetic Screenings
- Screening, Genetic
- Screenings, Genetic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Genetic Testing" by people in this website by year, and whether "Genetic Testing" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2014 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2016 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2018 | 28 | 21 | 49 |
| 2019 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 2020 | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| 2021 | 8 | 29 | 37 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2024 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Testing" by people in Profiles.
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The Ripple Effects of Misattributed Parentage: The Systemic Family Impact of "Not Parent Expected" Discoveries. Fam Process. 2026 Dec; 65(4):e70207.
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Development of the Children's Oncology Group long-term follow-up guideline for cancer genetics evaluation in childhood cancer survivors. Lancet Oncol. 2026 Nov; 27(11):e548-e556.
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Patient experiences with hereditary cancer genetic test result release in the setting of the 21st Century Cures Act final rule. Fam Cancer. 2026 Oct 27; 25(4).
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Diagnostic yield of genome sequencing in children with progressive movement disorders. Brain. 2026 Oct 05; 149(10):3404-3413.
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Genetic Testing in Clinical Immunology: What to Know and How to Do It. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2026 Oct; 14(10):2200-2208.e6.
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An update to the classification, evaluation, and management of childhood interstitial lung disease in infancy: an official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Oct 01; 212(10):2308-2337.
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Diagnostic yield of genome sequencing for children with intellectual disability and developmental delay. Front Neurol. 2026; 17:1966246.
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Cytogenetic and Molecular Findings in Hydrops-Related Mirror Syndrome. Prenat Diagn. 2026 Oct; 46(11):1752-1759.
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The evolution of hereditary cancer genetic counselling: mainstreaming, service redesign and patient experience in Lynch syndrome. Fam Cancer. 2026 Aug 29; 25(3).
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Uncovering the Genetic Landscape of Pediatric Hearing Loss Along the Texas-Mexico Border. Clin Genet. 2026 Nov; 110(5):627-636.