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- Chance a Chromosome Abnormality Will Occur Again: Numerical, Structural (Inherited and De Novo), Mosaicism
- Chromosome Abnormalities
- Chromosome Abnormality vs. Single Gene Defect
- Chromosome Studies: Karyotype, Extended Banding, Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), and Chromosomal Microarray Analysis
- Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Genetic Services: When, Where, How
- Glossary - Medical Genetics
- How Chromosome Abnormalities Happen: Meiosis, Mitosis, Maternal Age, Environment
- Medical Genetics
- Medical History and Genetic Testing
- Mosaic Down Syndrome
- Mosaicism
- Multifactorial Inheritance
- Non-Traditional Inheritance
- Numerical Abnormalities: Overview of Trisomies and Monosomies
- Overview of Chromosome Abnormalities
- Overview of Single Gene Defects
- Single Gene Defects
- Structural Abnormalities: Deletions (Cri du Chat) and Duplications (Pallister Killian)
- Studies for Single Gene Defects: DNA (Direct and Indirect)
- Support Groups
- The Human Genome Project
- Trinucleotide Repeats: Fragile-X Syndrome
- Trisomy 18 and 13
- Turner Syndrome
- Types of Chromosome Abnormalities
- Uniparental Disomy: Prader-Willi Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome
- Uses of Genetic Testing
- Vitamin, Gene, and Enzyme Replacement Therapy
- When to Seek Genetic Counseling
- X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
- X-linked Dominant: Incontinentia Pigmenti
- X-linked Recessive: Red-Green Color Blindness, Hemophilia A
Genetics
Cardiac Genetics
The cardiogenetics program provides genetic evaluation and continued care for individuals and families with known or suspected cardiogenetic conditions. Cardiogenetic conditions include but are not limited to inherited arrhythmia syndromes such as Long QT syndrome, cardiomyopathies such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Marfan syndrome, and congenital heart disease.
Geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung and genetic counselor Julia Wynn see patients each Wednesday. A typical session begins with a detailed assessment of medical and family history. Based on this information, a plan for genetic testing and follow up is developed by Dr. Chung and the family. We assist with insurance preauthorization for genetic testing. We work with each patient and family to provide education, support and counseling during the session and as needed.
We also have research studies in cardiac genetics in which patients and families are welcome to enroll. We recognize the importance of communicating with the patient's cardiologist, and other providers to ensure that our patients' care is well coordinated. Additionally, there is a team of pediatric and adult cardiologists specializing in heart failure, electrophysiology, and congenital heart disease at our institution with whom we can coordinate care for patients who do not already have cardiac care.
