Quest Diagnostics QHerit Screening Service

Quest Diagnostic launched QHerit, a genetic screening service that tells individuals their risk of passing on heritable disorders to future generations. The QHerit Pan-Ethnic Expanded Carrier Screen provides information for 22 heritable diseases cited under new screening guidelines issued earlier this year by the American College of Gynecology. In addition to more well-known heritable disorders such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease, QHerit also identifies lesser-known mutations associated with Joubert Syndrome 2 and fragile X syndrome. It also screens for spinal muscular atrophy and includes the evaluation of hemoglobinopathies.