General Genetics

Our Genetics Program provides specialized care for individuals and families with a known or suspected genetic condition in their personal or family history. Working alongside your care team, our medical geneticists and genetic counselors offer advanced testing, accurate interpretation, risk assessment and personalized management recommendations. We welcome patients of all ages.

We provide comprehensive consultations for individuals with a personal or family history of:

  • Known genetic condition(s)
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders such as developmental delays, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder
  • Heart conditions such as cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, vascular diseases and dyslipidemia
  • Unusual growth
  • Birth defects
  • Dysmorphic facial features
  • Sensory defects such as congenital or childhood hearing loss and significant or rare vision impairment
  • Endocrine disorders such as multiple endocrine neoplasia or MODY
  • Non-diabetic kidney disease such as Alport syndrome and polycystic kidney disease
  • Musculoskeletal or connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome
  • Epilepsy
  • Craniofacial malformations such as cleft palate
  • Neurocutaneous or neurodegenerative conditions such as neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis complex, ataxia, Huntington disease, early-onset Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s

We also offer pharmacogenetic testing, preconception genetic carrier screening and well-person elective or preventive genomic testing.

What to expect during your appointment
  • Evaluation and personalized risk assessment 
  • Pre-test and post-test genetic counseling by a medical geneticist and genetic counselor
  • Post-test genetic counseling for individuals who:
    • Have had previous genetic testing and would like an updated or expert interpretation of their results
    • Would like to consider having updated or additional testing, or
    • Would benefit from having a formal comprehensive risk assessment
  • A discussion of current national clinical management guidelines
  • A detailed consultation report sent to referring and treating physicians

For any questions or to schedule an appointment, call 818-748-4748 or email us. 

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