Pediatric Genetic Screening

The right answers,
at the right time.

Pediatric genetic screening that guides families, providers, and health plans toward the best possible outcomes.

Why GeneSprout

Built for parents. Backed by science.

GeneSprout brings clinical-grade pediatric genetic screening out of the research hospital and into your home — with the support you need every step of the way.

Founded by a pediatrician. For every parent.

Ann Wu, MD spent 20 years at Boston Children's Hospital before founding GeneSprout — a doctor who has met with thousands of families, and a mom who wanted the same peace of mind for her own children.

Answers you can act on.

GeneSprout screens for 2,200+ actionable conditions that can occur in childhood — for which early knowledge can change outcomes. GeneSprout testing provides clarity and a path forward, not overwhelming data.

The same lab standard as your hospital.

Your child's sample is processed in a CAP and CLIA-certified laboratory — the certification standard used by clinical hospital labs. You can trust what comes back.

Results that make sense.

Your report arrives in a HIPAA-compliant portal that meets the most stringent security standards. Written in family-friendly language, designed to be understood by you first, and shared with your pediatrician when you’re ready.

We're with you, whatever the results show.

If your child's results show an elevated risk for an actionable condition, our rare disease navigation team is there — explaining what it means, connecting you with specialists, and walking with your family every step of the way.

Science that grows with your child.

As new genetic discoveries are made, we review your child's existing data against the latest scientific data — and reach out if new findings apply to them. One test for ongoing peace of mind.

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Conditions we screen for

Clarity for every child, whatever their story.

GeneSprout screens for 2,200+ pediatric genetic conditions. See what early knowledge looks like for families just like yours.

Child playing on a swing — healthy and thriving

Peace of mind from day one.

For most families, the answer is exactly what they hoped for.

The majority of families who test with GeneSprout receive a clear, low-risk result — and that peace of mind is genuinely valuable. Knowing your child's genetic baseline early means you can stop wondering, share the report with your pediatrician, and simply enjoy watching them grow. No unexpected findings. No follow-up required. Just the reassurance that you have done everything you can for your child.

Tot playing with toy - some delays have genetic causes

When development looks different, answers change everything.

A genetic cause is often found in children with unexplained developmental delay.

Autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, learning differences and other developmental delays have a genetic cause in up to 40% of cases. A genetic result can suggest targeted interventions.

With a genetic diagnosis families can fully understand the diagnosis, build a specialist care team, initiate or adjust therapies, and review medications and medical management. Families can also connect with condition-specific medical experts, and patient and family communities, in addition to exploring research and clinical trials that may exist for their child’s condition.

Girl on a swing — genetic screening for epilepsy and seizures

Genetic clarity when seizures appear.

Over 30% of childhood epilepsies have a genetic origin.

Epilepsy is not one condition - it is hundreds of different conditions that share the common feature of recurrent seizures.

Genetic testing can help drastically reduce the time, cost, emotional burden, and medical risk of an extended diagnostic odyssey for a child with epilepsy.

A child's specific genetic variant often determines precision medication selection, which medications work — and which to avoid.

Many genetic epilepsies affect more than just seizure activity. A genetic diagnosis helps clinicians anticipate and monitor for related features that might otherwise go unrecognized, such as heart rhythm abnormalities, immune system involvement, metabolic or hormonal concerns, vision or hearing changes, sleep disturbances, or behavioral and psychiatric features that benefit from proactive support.

Girl with basketball — pediatric cardiac genetic screening

Heart conditions that run in families.

Many inherited cardiac conditions show no symptoms until a serious event occurs

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Long QT syndrome, and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can be present at birth with no outward signs. Sudden cardiac death can be the first symptom. Early identification allows proactive monitoring and prevention especially in athletes.

1 in 250 people have familial hypercholesterolemia which is associated with increased risk of premature heart attacks. Most children are asymptomatic even though vascular changes are happening. Knowing a child is at risk for familial hypercholesterolemia can allow families to monitor levels early, treat early, and prevent severe health consequences in the future.

Baby yawning — genetic testing to find rare dieseases

Because timing changes everything.

GeneSprout screens for hundreds of individually rare but collectively common conditions.

We help identify rare pediatric conditions early, giving families and clinicians the answers they need to guide personalized care and treatment. Conditions screened include pediatric cancers, metabolic and endocrine diseases, immune deficiencies, inherited metabolic or lysosomal storage diseases, and more.

Early genetic testing can help drastically reduce the time, cost, emotional burden, and medical risk of an extended diagnostic odyssey for a child with a rare disease.

By ending the diagnostic odyssey, providing the opportunity for precision treatment and medical management, and connecting to the right specialists, clinical trials, natural history studies, and emerging treatments early, a genetic diagnosis can make all the difference.

A diagnosis gives your child a name for what they are facing — and gives you, your medical team, and the research community a shared foundation for everything that comes next.

Your data, your choice

Your child's genetic data belongs to your family — not to us. We never sell, share, or use it without your consent.

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Early Detection

GeneSprout screening was so easy and provided valuable insights into our child’s health that we would not have had otherwise. I feel like GeneSprout really cares about our child."

Brianna, Customer

Early Detection

GeneSprout screening was so easy and provided valuable insights into our child’s health that we would not have had otherwise. I feel like GeneSprout really cares about our child."

Brianna, Customer

Rare Disease Navigation

Our youngest child was found to carry a dominant mutation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and carries the risk of sudden cardiac death. We had him seen by a cardiologist, allowing him to be monitored and to safely play sports. I can’t explain the relief this brought to all of us!"

Sally, Customer

Peace of Mind

“We chose the whole genome sequencing for both boys, and I feel very reassured that their screening did not find any risk of any genetic conditions.”"

Mom of 2, Customer

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