Discover why you or your child may have been referred for a genetics appointment and what to expect when you see a geneticist and/or a genetic counsellor.
Find out how genetics play a part in many types of epilepsy.
Learn more about genetics.
Understanding your child's cleft lip and/or palate through genetic assessments.
Learn about genetics and how genetics contribute to health and disease.
Genetics can play an important role in your family's health. Learn more about genetics; genetic counselling, screening, and diagnosis; different genetic conditions; and how genetics relate to understanding and managing overall health.
A healthy weight is different for everyone. Find out how you can maintain the weight that is healthy for you and why this is important.
Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.
Learn about genetics in the context of pharmacogenetics (PGx) and precision medicine.
An overview of the causes, genetics, symptoms, diagnosis, environmental risks and treatment of childhood brain tumours.
Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic condition. In most cases it is inherited from a parent. Learn how HS is inherited and what happens in a de novo mutation.
Learn about CYP2B6, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about CYP2D6, 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 HLAs, a group of genes tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about TPMT, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about VKORC1, a gene tested through pharmacogenetic testing to predict an individual’s response to certain medications.
Learn about the genetic causes of 22q11 deletion syndrome, risk factors and confirming diagnosis.
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.
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.
A list of websites with in-depth information on neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) in children.
Learn about NUDT15, 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).
