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MCT8 deficiency

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Product information and disease descriptionPlace of product in therapyDisease descriptionBurden of MCT8 deficiency

Economic impact of diagnostic testing

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Access to genetic diagnostics by health system and payer

“For example, while genetic panels are partially standardized in some countries, access to molecular genetic diagnostics in other countries may depend on the health care system or insurance companies.” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)

Financial means as a condition of carrier, prenatal, and preimplantation testing

“As MCT8 deficiency is an inherited condition, carrier testing of at-risk female relatives, prenatal testing for a pregnancy at increased risk, and preimplantation genetic testing are possible, but this is only practicable in families where an affected child has already been born and there are the financial means to pursue this approach” (opens the source at this quote in a new tab)