Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), one of the most common life-threatening hereditary diseases, is being diagnosed at an earlier age thanks to new technologies and an increased awareness of the disease among health care professionals. Thus,...
If you’re seeking assisted reproduction technology (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) to conceive, you may also wish to test your embryos for potentially serious genetic conditions. Even if you’re not infertile, you may — because of a genetic...
If you have ever had genetic testing and counseling, you probably have some understanding of the process, but likely have not given much thought to how a person actually becomes a genetic counselor. Who are genetic counselors? What do they do? More importantly, how...
Lying in a hospital bed with abdominal pain, chest pain and an elevated heart rate at age 23, little did Stefanie Staggs know that this moment was the beginning of a journey toward her life-changing discovery of PGT for ADPKD. She nor her mother or sister had...
