In recent years, there has been a trend in patients receiving ADPKD diagnoses at an earlier age. This is possibly attributed to two factors: an increased use of family health history analysis and an increase in physician knowledge about disease symptoms. An earlier...
We know that many of our patients are looking for a tall, twinkly-eyed, handsome gentleman with an ivy-league education. Often the genetic profile (or lack thereof) is not high on the list of priorities to be reviewed. According to a recent webinar presented by...
You’ve just found out that you and/or your partner are the carrier of a genetic disorder, meaning that you carry the gene for a genetic condition that you risk passing on to your future child. You may feel confused, overwhelmed and anxious. There is a lot of...
So, here you are, ready to have a baby. You and your partner have been trying for over a year, and when you finally see a fertility specialist, you’re inundated with brochures, websites and blogs about the complexity of the human reproductive system. You start...
Nearly 40 percent of American men and women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes, and approximately five to 10 percent of these cancers are the result of inherited gene mutations, according to the National Cancer Institute. So, is cancer a genetic disease?...
