| What is a mutation? |
| Gene mutations can bring changes in the protein, and affect the function and active feature of protein, and even lead to diseases. For example, if BRA2 gene is mutated, then it increases the risk of breast cancer. |
| How does mutation take place? |
| It is inherited, or during the making process of ovum and sperm, and might be the environmental factors such as UV light, injuries of DNA and lead to the changes of inherited information. |
| My father and his family members have cancers, does it mean that I might have the cancer gene? |
| Cancers are rather complicated, it involves in many factors and is not due to a single gene mutation. We inherited genes from parents and even though we might inherit mutated genes, but the other set of healthy genes can compensate the mutated genes. We can still maintain healthy. If many relatives have cancers, we suggest you to take genetic tests in order to understand your cancer risk, and helps you to plan for a health management. |
| Besides the inheritance of genes will lead to mutation, does environment will lead to gene mutation? |
| The body cells will have gene mutation, but it will not necessarily pass on to the next generation. Even though a single mutation will not lead to diseases, the exposure to bad environment will lead to diseases. For example, smoking will bring harm to DNA, and might lead to lung cancer. |
| Do we need to worry about our DNA mutation? |
| Besides some single DNA mutation, everyone of us do carry thousands of gene variants, and compare to gene mutation, these changes bring smaller influence to our health. |
| What is the age group suitable for the genetic test? |
| Any age group is suitable. The main reason of taking the test is to know your risk of inherited diseases, plan for your health management and strengthen your prevention of diseases. |
| Is the genetic test accurate? |
| Base on your individual genetic test result and compare with the international dataset, understand your inherited information, providing reliable information for your physician to evaluate the relationship and risk between genes and diseases. |
