Low Rates of Genetic Testing in Children With Developmental Delays, Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Main Authors: John Peabody MD, PhD (Author), Lisa DeMaria MA (Author), Diana Tamandong-LaChica MD (Author), Jhiedon Florentino MS (Author), Maria Czarina Acelajado MD (Author), Trever Burgon PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To explore the routine and effective use of genetic testing for patients with intellectual disability and developmental delay (ID/DD), we conducted a prospective, randomized observational study of 231 general pediatricians (40%) and specialists (60%), using simulated patients with 9 rare pediatric g...