As genetic sequencing capabilities become more powerful and costs decline, the reach of
genomics is expanding beyond research laboratories to the wards, outpatient clinics, and …

Until recently, genetics counselors and medical geneticists considered themselves lucky if
they could provide parents with predictive information about a small number of severe …

This happened in the 17th century as the Copernican model of the universe gained traction
and again in the 1940s as physicists emerged from their laboratories to usher in the atomic …

Developments in genomics continue to increase the number of disorders for which genetic
testing is available, whether in the primary healthcare system, through direct-to-consumer …

The use of genetic testing is growing in medical care, requiring primary care providers
(PCPs) to play an expanding role in the consent and disclosure process. Historically many …

In the future there is likely to be a large array of DNA-based tests to diagnose single-gene
disorders and to identify predispositions to genetically influenced disorders. This article …

The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG), in their “Statement on Direct-to-
Consumer Genetic Testing” 1 (in this issue of Genetics in Medicine), argues for the …

In the confusion already reigning in the Želd of genetic testing due to the socio-economic,
personal, and familial impact of genetic information, comes another twistĐthe possibility of a …

Recent advances in molecular genetics mean that doctors are now in a position to test for
certain genetic disorders that may develop later in life; similarly, carrier testing has become …