Genetic Testing in Greater Austin

Testing that reads your DNA for inherited risk and more, and 3 clinics in Greater Austin that list it.

Time: One visit Or a kit at home
What you do: Give blood or saliva Sometimes a cheek swab
You get: A report on the genes tested Scope depends on the test

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Genetic testing reads your DNA, usually from a blood or saliva sample. Clinics offer it for different reasons: inherited disease risk, such as genes linked to some cancers; how you are likely to respond to certain medicines; and diet and supplement advice.

Your DNA does not change, so this is usually a one-time test. What it tells you depends on which genes it reads, how the lab interprets them and who explains the result with you, and a genetic counselor is often part of that conversation.

Showing 3 clinics that list genetic testing in Greater Austin

Functional medicine and primary care practice that bills insurance, in-network with Aetna, BCBS and Cigna, plus IV and IM nutrient therapy.

Austin Functional Medicine Clinic

Balcones Drive, Austin

Brain & cognitionHormones & energyMetabolic health & blood sugar

This is the unusual one in Austin: functional medicine that runs through insurance. The practice is in-network with Aetna, BCBS and Cigna, and frames itself as longevity-focused primary care with longer visits and labs read in context. Dr. Hachem Dadoush and nurse practitioner Kim Truong publish a functional medicine consult, IV and IM nutrient therapy, and longevity primary care. Led by Hachem Dadoush, MD.

Tests & services

Genetic & genomic testing IV vitamin therapy Supplement programs Vitamin & lipotropic injections

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Single-physician practice treating aging inside and out, with biological age testing, functional genomics, bioidentical hormones and a rapamycin protocol.

Beyond Healthy MD

Bee Caves Road, West Lake Hills

Advanced diagnostics & emerging careGenetics & biological ageGut & digestive health

Dr. Amy Burton runs this practice on Bee Caves Road, and it treats slowing aging on the inside and outside as one job. The longevity side is specific about what it offers: biological age testing, 3D DNA and functional genomics, microbiome gut evaluation, bioidentical hormones and a rapamycin protocol the site explains at length. Skin, hair, body and weight care sit alongside it under the same physician.

Tests & services

Biological age testing Hair loss treatment Menopause hormone therapy Rapamycin (off-label) +3 more

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Concierge internal medicine practice under its founding physician, starting with a discovery call, labs and a DNA swab before a two-hour planning visit.

Westlake Medical Arts

Bee Cave Road, West Lake Hills

Advanced diagnostics & emerging careGenetics & biological ageBrain & cognition

Dr. Eleanor Womack founded this concierge internal medicine practice on Bee Caves Road in 2011, and directs every patient's care herself. The way in is a 30-minute discovery call, then labs and a DNA swab, then a two-hour visit to build the plan. Her published focus is hormone optimization, mitochondrial and DNA-based therapies and IV infusions. Led by Dr. Eleanor Womack, MD.

Tests & services

Blood-filtration therapy Genetic & genomic testing IV vitamin therapy Supplement programs +5 more

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Genetic Testing: common questions

Which clinics in Greater Austin list genetic testing?

3 in our Greater Austin guide: Austin Functional Medicine Clinic, Beyond Healthy MD and Westlake Medical Arts.

Who should I talk to about the result?

Ask whether a genetic counselor or physician goes through it with you. A result about inherited risk can matter to your relatives too.

What if the report finds a variant of uncertain significance?

It means there is not yet enough evidence to say whether that change affects your risk.

Sources: National Cancer Institute: Genetic Testing for Inherited Cancer Risk; MedlinePlus Genetics: What is genetic testing?; MedlinePlus Genetics: What is pharmacogenomics?