Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published October 2016

Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing.

Howard J. CNN. October 31, 2016.

Although genetic testing can provide proactive assessment for disease, it can also result in unnecessary care. This news article reports on the unexpected death of a child and how the family experienced psychological harm and received unnecessary care due to misdiagnosisrelated to false positive test results for long QT syndrome.

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