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Below are point of care tools to facilitate ordering first-tier genetic testing for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in each province. (updated June 2024)

For more on NDDs and genomics see the brief summary, GECKO on the run,  or the comprehensicve GECKO deep dive

First-tier genetic testing can
be ordered by any physician in:

Find a testing pathway here

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   First-tier genetic testing can only
be ordered by a Geneticist or
Specialist (e.g. developmental
pediatrician) in:

 

 Province (in alphabetical order)

 Point of care tool  

POC

 Alberta

POC

 British Columbia

 POC

 Manitoba

 POC

 Maritimes

(Newbrunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island)

 POC

 Newfoundland and Labrador

 POC

 Ontario

 POC

 Québec

 POC

Saskatchewan

 POC

 

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