Overview
The Genetic Pharmacology Service at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides educational material on pharmacogenetic testing for patients and families.
Patient / Family Handout
Patients and parents of pediatric patients should be given a choice whether or not to have a pharmacogenetic test. The downloadable handout below will help you decide whether or not to have testing by providing answers to frequently asked questions:
You may download the Gene Test for Medicines: Patient / Parent Information handout (90k) in portable document format (.pdf).
TPMT Testing Handout / Information
A TPMT test is a blood test. It checks for certain forms of a gene called Thiopurine s-methyltransferase. For more information, download the TPMT Testing handout:
You may download the TPMT Testing Parent Information handout (47k) in portable document format (.pdf).
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