Laura Marotta was just trying to treat her son’s asthma. Instead, the asthma medication led to extreme adverse side effects, including depression, anxiety, and hallucinations. My Gene Counsel’s President and CEO, Ellen Matloff, had the opportunity to talk...
An oncologist referred an endometrial cancer patient to a genetic counselor because she was diagnosed at a young age – before age 50. The patient had already undergone surgical treatment before the oncologist referred her to a genetic counselor. After taking a...
The Prader-Willi syndrome Genome Project will utilize My Gene Counsel’s updating, digital genetic counseling reports to help research participants better understand their genetic test results. NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2021 My Gene Counsel, a digital...
Originally published February 29, 2016 Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition. This means that a person who carries one copy of a mutation in any of the genes known to cause Lynch syndrome is at increased risk to develop multiple adult-onset cancers,...
This is part of a series of articles written to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. In this interview, Heather shares her story of living with Cowden syndrome. Genetic Counseling Note: People who have a mutation (also known as a pathogenic variant) in the PTEN...
