by Danielle Bonadies | Sep 16, 2024 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
My Gene Counsel CEO Ellen Matloff will be leading a panel of genetic counselors on the future of genetics in precision oncology and the essential roles genetic counselors will have as the field progresses. This panel is part of the 2024 Precision Medicine Leaders...
by Danielle Bonadies | Aug 16, 2024 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A 29 year-old Ashkenazi Jewish woman completed pre-pregnancy carrier screening and was found to be a carrier for Tay-Sachs and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). In order to determine if her husband was a carrier for Tay-Sachs, his doctor ordered testing to check his...
by Danielle Bonadies | Apr 8, 2024 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A primary care doctor referred a 39-year-old Ashkenazi Jewish woman for genetic counseling because of a known familial BRCA2 variant. The patient was also undergoing egg retrieval for in vitro fertilization and had told her doctor she would consider pre-implantation...
by Danielle Bonadies | Feb 16, 2024 | Genetic Testing Challenges in Oncology, News
A 35-year-old man sought out genetic counseling because his mother had a pathogenic variant in MSH6. The patient’s family history also revealed a paternal relative with pancreatic cancer which, in addition to his Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, prompted the GC to...
by Danielle Bonadies | Jul 1, 2020 | Genetic Journal
My Gene Counsel CEO, Ellen Matloff, interviews Shannon Pulaski, author of Mom’s Genes: Empowering children to learn about their family’s health history. Shannon, you’ve written a children’s book called Mom’s Genes that serves as an...
