A Kanta fee (€4.20) and an outpatient fee (€37.90) are added to the medical geneticist’s appointment. No Kanta or outpatient fee is charged for carrier tests.
| Service | Price | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Gene testing and appointment with a clinical geneticist, 60 min At an appointment with a clinical geneticist, it is possible to assess your own or your child's risk of developing a disease that runs in the family. | from 263,00 € Without Kela reimbursement from 271,00 € Price from 263,00 € Without Kela reimbursement from 271,00 € | At an appointment with a clinical geneticist, it is possible to assess your own or your child's risk of developing a disease that runs in the family. |
| Carrier screening tests Ask for more information about other gene testing/assessment of inheritance at the clinic. Appointment and advice | from 909,50 € No Kela reimbursement Price from 909,50 € No Kela reimbursement | Ask for more information about other gene testing/assessment of inheritance at the clinic. Appointment and advice |
| Service | Price | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Gene testing/assessments of inheritance and medical geneticist appointment, 60 min At a clinical geneticist's appointment, you can assess your own or your child's risk of developing a disease that runs in the family. | from 263,00 € Without Kela reimbursement from 271,00 € Price from 263,00 € Without Kela reimbursement from 271,00 € | At a clinical geneticist's appointment, you can assess your own or your child's risk of developing a disease that runs in the family. |
| Carrier tests Ask the clinic for more information about other gene testing/assessment of inheritance. Appointment and advice | from 909,50 € No Kela reimbursement Price from 909,50 € No Kela reimbursement | Ask the clinic for more information about other gene testing/assessment of inheritance. Appointment and advice |
All people carry gene mutations, i.e., mutations, for recessively inherited diseases in their genome. In recessively inherited diseases, a child falls ill if they receive a gene mutation causing the disease from both parents. The carrier of the gene mutation is healthy themselves.
If both parents are carriers of the same disease gene, each child born to the family has a 25% risk of developing that disease. If a person is found to be a carrier of a recessively inherited disease, their siblings have a 50% chance of also being carriers of the same disease gene mutation.
Finnish disease heritage refers to rare hereditary diseases that occur relatively more frequently in Finns than in other populations. These diseases have become enriched in Finland as a result of our settlement history. The carrier status of the most severe diseases of the Finnish disease heritage can be screened before IVF treatment, in which case preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be combined with IVF treatment if both spouses are carriers of the same disease gene.
Carrier screening is recommended if there are hereditary diseases included in the study known in the family. Screening is also advisable if you wish to determine carrier status for serious diseases before attempting pregnancy or before fertility treatment. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can be used to examine and identify a healthy embryo before uterine transfer, if both parents have a gene mutation causing the same disease.
Carrier screening is aimed at everyone who is considering starting a family and wants to ensure the healthiest possible start for their child. It is especially useful for couples who have hereditary diseases in their family history or who are starting fertility treatments.
Carrier screening begins at the infertility specialist’s appointment, where the family’s situation and the need for screening are discussed. If both parents are identified as carriers of the same disease gene mutation, we will refer you to a geneticist.
Screening is usually performed from a blood sample.
The samples are analyzed and the results are reviewed with a specialist.
If carrier status is confirmed, we will refer you for genetic counselling with a clinical geneticist.
If both parents are carriers of the same disease gene, each child born to the family has a 25% risk of developing the disease. In such cases, preimplantation genetic diagnosis may be considered as part of fertility treatment.
Carrier screening refers to a test that determines whether a person carries gene mutations that can cause recessively inherited diseases. The carrier themselves is healthy but can pass the gene mutation to their child.
Carrier screening is intended for couples who are planning to expand their family and want to determine the risk of recessive inherited diseases. It is especially important if there are known hereditary diseases in the family or before fertility treatments.
A recessive hereditary disease is inherited in such a way that a child falls ill if they receive the gene mutation from both parents. If only one parent is a carrier, the child does not fall ill but can be a carrier themselves.
The Finnish disease heritage refers to rare hereditary diseases that occur relatively more frequently in the Finnish population than in other populations. These diseases have become enriched in Finland as a result of our settlement history.
