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Medical Genetics offers the following services:
- Genetic assessment and diagnosis
- Extensive review of health, family, developmental, and psychosocial histories
- Physical exam, if required by a physician
- Targeted analysis including cytogenetic, molecular, and metabolic investigations
- Genetic counselling
- Reproductive (including preconception and prenatal)
- Pediatric
- Adult
- Cancer
- Genetic testing
- Discussion of testing options, including risks, benefits, medical impact, psychosocial consequences, and possible discrimination
- Targeted analysis including cytogenetic, molecular, and metabolic investigations
- Educational counselling regarding diagnosis
- Individualized explanations of how heredity contributes to the disease and recurrence risks
- Identification of community resources and support information for families
- Support for families and individuals so they may make autonomous decisions based on their goals, ethics, beliefs, and to cope with the genetic disease
- Referral to appropriate specialists
- Follow-up with other family members when appropriate
- Health education
- Medical students and medical residents
- Special interest groups and local schools
- Community physicians
Affiliated Clinics
Affiliated clinics within Royal University Hospital that we partake in include:
- Bleeding Disorders
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Spinal Cord
- Cystic Fibrosis
*Note: We do not offer paternity testing unless it is medically indicated. Please see Resources for more information.
More Information
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