Items Tagged ‘#genetic disorders’
November 14, 2019
Genetic counselors offer a human experience, guidance for patients
By Sharon Rosen 
Who should have genetic testing? Which testing option is best for each individual? These are all questions that genetic counselors can answer. They play a key role in educating patients and physicians about how genetic testing can be used to guide medical care. “Mayo Clinic genetic counselors are those members of the health care team […]
Tags: #genetic disorders, #hereditary diseases, #Mayo Clinic Department of Clinical Genomics, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, Genetic Counselors, Genetic Testing, genomics, Jessica Tarnowski, Joan Steyermark, mayo clinic, preemptive genetic testing
July 16, 2018
Bioethics in the Cinema Program celebrates our WONDERful differences
By Sharon Rosen
For many young children, the first day of the school year is filled with excitement. But for August (Auggie) Pullman and his parents, the first day of fifth grade at a public school is an anxious time. That’s because Auggie has facial differences from a genetic condition called Treacher Collins syndrome and has always been […]
Tags: #Bioethics at the Cinema, #Dr. Megan Allyse, #genetic disorders, #Mayo Clinic Biomedical Ethics Research Program, #Rochester Public Library, #Wonder, Bioethics, mayo clinic, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine
August 29, 2017
Exploring ethical issues to improve reproductive health
By Sharon Rosen
New genomic technologies offer great promise for better diagnostic tests and treatments for many conditions. But they also pose new ethical questions – ones physicians and patients must address when making decisions about medical care. For example, genetic tests can determine if a couple is at risk of having a child with a genetic condition. […]
Tags: #Center for Individualized Medicine Bioethics Program, #CIMCon17, #developmental pediatric services, #Down syndrome, #Dr. Megan Allyse, #Genetic diseases, #genetic disorders, #Genomic analysis, #Individualizing Medicine 2017, #Klinefelter syndrome, #perinatal testing, #prenatal genetic testing
August 15, 2017
A lifesaving discovery – what one physician learned from his genetic test results
By Sharon Rosen
When Michael Stephens, M.D. joined other researchers in Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine in having their genomes sequenced, he expected to learn a few minor facts. But, what he found was a major health issue that had been hidden in his genes. Test results revealed Dr. Stephens had a genetic variant that increases his risk […]
Tags: #CIMCon17, #Dr. Michael Stephens, #genetic disorders, #malignant hyperthermia, #pharmacogenomics testing, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Testing, genomics, mayo clinic, medical research, PGx, pharmacogenomics
July 25, 2017
Workshops to offer practical ways to apply genomic medicine to improve care
By Sharon Rosen
Genetic testing is increasingly used in new ways to improve diagnosis and treatment for many conditions such as advanced cancers, cardiovascular diseases and gastrointestinal disorders. Post conference sessions at this year’s Individualizing Medicine 2017: Advancing Care Through Genomics are offered to help providers and patients learn how they can tap into these promising new technologies. […]
Tags: #cardiovascular genomics, #CIMCon17, #continuing medical education, #gastronintestinal diseases, #genetic disorders, #Individualizing Medicine 2017, #liver diseases, #Lysomal disease, #medical education, #rare genetic diseases, #rare genetic disorders, Cardiovascular Disease
June 23, 2017
Perinatal genetic screening: new technologies help parents learn more about the health of their baby
By Sharon Rosen
New genomic technology is reshaping perinatal screening, which is testing before and during pregnancy to assess the health of a baby. Now pregnant women can have their baby initially screened for genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome, through the use of a newer blood test that evaluates DNA from the placenta present in the mother’s […]
Tags: #cell-free DNA testing, #DNA analysis, #Down syndrome, #Dr. Myra Wick, #expanded carrier screening, #genetic disorders, #perinatal testing, #prenatal screening, #prenatal testing, center for individualized medicine, Genetic Testing, mayo clinic