Learn about genetics and how genetics contribute to health and disease.
Kidney disease may occur later in life as a result of diabetes. Learn about diabetic nephropathy, diagnosis and treatment.
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition. Learn what causes it, and how it is diagnosed and treated.
Learn about VKORC1, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about SLCO1B1, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to statins (medications that help lower cholesterol).
Learn about NUDT15, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.
Learn about the genetic neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich ataxia (FRDA).
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Learn about CYP3A5, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Learn about TPMT, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about CYP2C9, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about CYP2B6, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn what the potential complications of diabetes are, the risk factors and how they can be reduced.
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) occurs because of a mutation to the NF1 gene. About half of cases are spontaneous mutations, while the other half are inherited from a parent to a child.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
In type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin, or it cannot properly use what it produces. Learn how type 2 diabetes is managed.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
Learn about HLAs, a group of genes tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.
Learn about facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) disease, a genetic condition that leads to progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle bulk mostly affecting the facial, shoulder and upper arm muscles.
Albinism is a genetic condition that causes a person to have no, or very little, pigment in the eyes and sometimes in the skin and hair also. Albinism is passed from parent to child because of a genetic mutation.
Thrombophilia is a blood clotting that increases the risk of developing blood clots in the blood vessels. The second most common type of inherited thrombophilia is the prothrombin gene mutation.
