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Where can I get a specific gene tested for mutations/polymorphisms?

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Where can I get a specific gene tested for mutations/polymorphisms?

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You could email the people who are researching the syndrome you think you have and ask them about this. Their email addresses will be printed in their journal articles on the subject. These can be easily located by searching Pubmed, although depending on the journal you may not be able to access the full text if you are doing this from home – I am assuming you have access to a University library or some such. You should still be able to find their home-pages now you know their name and institution, and email addresses will be there. People who are researching genetic diseases will often be interested in finding novel mutations that cause the disease. You have not provided enough information for us to guess whether this will be the case for your syndrome. In any case, labs that are already working on this gene are the way to go; nobody else will be interested. I would imagine, however, that there is a whole lot of red tape involving genetic counselling, referrals from your doctor to an

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