title: Neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic testing: current approaches and future advances.
abstract: Genetic testing for intellectual disability, global developmental delay and other neurodevelopmental disorders has advanced considerably in the last five to ten years and can be an important diagnostic tool for clinicians. This article provides a clinical and ethical framework for understanding these advances, future directions and the current limitations of these approaches.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics and Institute of Human Genetics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Elliott H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Sherr
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Michelson
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Shevell
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Moeschler
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gropman
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashwal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics