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Can you tell me how the dna test are carried out &what type of information they give?

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Too many types: There are too many different types of DNA tests to provide a meaningful answer, e.g, inherited metabolic disorders, parentage, neurological diseases, leukemias lymphomas and other cancers, infections, susceptibility to diseases and drug reactions etc.

Answered 7/13/2014

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