Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
Q. Are there risks associated with genetic testing?
A. Some people who know they're at risk of a serious disease, because the disease runs in the family, avoid having genetic testing. They're afraid their insurance companies or employers will drop them if tests show they have the gene variation that may lead to the disease. They fear they might have trouble getting insurance or a job.
Federal legislation makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of genetic test results. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is a Federal law that prohibits discrimination in health coverage and employment based on genetic information.
For the rare, single-gene diseases, genetic testing is important. It leads to early detection and therapy for these diseases.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/looking-at-my-genes-what-can-they-tell-me/index.shtml
[I'm pretty sure clot formation isn't a single-gene disorder. Correct me if I'm wrong.]
A. Some people who know they're at risk of a serious disease, because the disease runs in the family, avoid having genetic testing. They're afraid their insurance companies or employers will drop them if tests show they have the gene variation that may lead to the disease. They fear they might have trouble getting insurance or a job.
Federal legislation makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of genetic test results. The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is a Federal law that prohibits discrimination in health coverage and employment based on genetic information.
For the rare, single-gene diseases, genetic testing is important. It leads to early detection and therapy for these diseases.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/looking-at-my-genes-what-can-they-tell-me/index.shtml
[I'm pretty sure clot formation isn't a single-gene disorder. Correct me if I'm wrong.]
I'd read that before. A question--- has the info on stoptheclot been updated (about genetics) been updated since 2005?
Some of the other genes that are implicated in thrombosis aren't mentioned there.
The most commons thrombophilia's test for are (whether acquired or genetic):
http://clotconnectblogtwo.apps.newmediacampaigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/table-3-what-to-test.pdf