Parishes in Louisiana. Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, in the same way that 48 of the other states of the U.S. are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). Types of local government. Parishes: Parishes are Louisiana's equivalent to counties in most states.
The types of tests and how they work are reviewed in the following links: 1  The Genetics of Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Explanation for the Rest of Us. 2  Gene Tests-Gene Clinics: Prader-Willi Syndrome has lots of fairly academic information on inheritance, genes, genetic testing, and prenatal testing.
How to Get Tested. From the calls we get in our national and chapter offices, and the information we read in other publications, itâs clear there is still a great lack of understanding about testing for Prader-Willi syndrome. In all fairness, itâs an extremely complicated issue and an area of new developments.