by user | Mar 31, 2019 | All
In the blog series, “Faces of Genetic Counseling”, we highlight genetic counselors who come from diverse backgrounds and serve as representatives and advocates within their field. Diane Koeller, MS, MPH For our first installment we had the opportunity of speaking with...
by user | Mar 28, 2019 | Faces of Genetic Counseling
Dear Colleagues, I left that National Society of Genetic Counselors national meeting last Fall with one central thought about the future of Genetic Counseling: We must diversify. For many years the majority of genetic counselors have been young, white...
by Jill Mastrianni | Mar 27, 2019 | News
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Recognizing the growing popularity of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing services like 23andMe, clinical labs are being asked to verify results that indicate individuals have an increased risk for diseases like cancer, and some commercial...
by user | Mar 27, 2019 | Media section
My Gene Counsel launched a pilot program this week that will provide education, facilitate genetic counseling, and if needed, offer confirmatory testing to individuals with a personal or family history of cancer who have taken a DTC cancer risk test but still have...
by Jill Mastrianni | Mar 20, 2019 | News
Ambry Genetics and My Gene Counsel said they will partner to offer medical-grade testing designed to confirm results of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests, as well as “proper” genetic counseling for consumers found to be at high risk for hereditary cancers,...
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