The DTC genetic testing revolution is here. More than 12 million people have had testing via an at-home spit kit and the numbers are skyrocketing. People have their own raw genetic data in hand, are curious, and are searching for answers in their DNA. It is safe to...
We are pleased to announce that Ellen Matloff, our President and CEO, has been chosen by the National Society of Genetic Counseling (NSGC) to launch the first Genetic Counselor Awareness Day on November 9, 2017 as a webinar speaker. The goal of the day is to empower...
National guidelines recommend that patients meet with a genetics expert before undergoing genetic testing for cancer risk. Genetic counseling can help patients decide whether genetic testing is right for them and order the most appropriate test. Once test results are...
Ellen Matloff, a certified genetic counselor and president and CEO of My Gene Counsel, explains that, “Some patients who had 23andMe testing believed that they had been screened for all mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. In reality, they had only been screened for...
I’ve been a certified genetic counselor for more than two decades and have played several roles in the field: a pediatric/general genetic counselor; a creator and facilitator of a cystic fibrosis parent group; a founder and director of a cancer genetic counseling...
Five years ago, if you had asked me what I’d be doing in November 2016, I would have told you, with confidence, that I’d be directing the Cancer Genetic Counseling Program at Yale School of Medicine, as I had since its inception in 1996. I can assure you that I never...