Bleeding disorders like hemophilia affect the body’s ability to create blood clots. The formation of appropriate blood clots is necessary to allow injuries to heal. People with a bleeding disorder may experience a range of symptoms from easy bruising to life...
Jean Hannah Edelstein has Lynch syndrome. She was born with a gene variant, passed down in her family for generations, which significantly raises her risk for colon cancer, ovarian and uterine cancer, and a number of other cancers. Those with Lynch syndrome, also...
Some couples find out that they are carriers of a single gene recessive disorder only after their first pregnancy. Such was the case for Emily and Adam Griffin, who then decided to pursue PGT-M (preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic/single gene disorders) for...
Because the heart muscle is controlled by the automatic (involuntary) nervous system, we often take our heartbeat for granted. The characteristic, steady rhythm that sounds like “lub, dub…lub, dub…lub,dub” is controlled by our body’s very own coordinated...
One of the leading causes of infant death is a genetic disease called spinal muscular atrophy, also known as SMA. While SMA is genetic, most people are unaware of the risk of having a child with SMA until they either have a child with this disorder or their SMA...
For couples concerned about passing on a hereditary disease or cancer to their children, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) may be a viable option. Preimplantation genetic testing is used to screen embryos for hundreds of single...
