Don’t perform HLA genotyping in the presence of established diagnosis of celiac disease or for screening purpose.
HLA-DQ2/DQ8 genotyping is appropriate only in cases of uncertain diagnosis and in subjects with increased risk, like family members of celiac patients (to exclude from subsequent repeated controls the subjects who are negative) and patients with a disease implying an...
Don’t perform genetic tests for monogenic diseases without specific indication both in the physiological procreation or by assisted reproduction technology (ART).
Only in the case where the geneticist recognizes a reproductive risk for a specific monogenic disease, the genetic test for that single disease should be performed on the component at risk. Whether a monogenic autosomal recessive disease is present, the test should be...
Don’t perform genetic tests directly to consumers, purchased on websites, pharmacies, gyms, beauty institutions, without a doctor’s prescription.
The public may be misled about the real benefit of these tests and it is often not aware of the limitations of the test. Without consulting a geneticist is also difficult to interpret correctly the test result. Finally, it is found that those who undergo the tests...
Don’t perform genetic testing for mutations analysis in the 5,10-Methylene TetraHydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) gene
Since the risk of developing thrombotic events is conferred by the presence of hyperhomocysteinemia, it is considered more useful and valid, from the clinically point of view, consider the value of plasma homocysteine, which is also influenced by several other...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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