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Cleft lip and palate: Genetic assessment

Understanding your child's cleft lip and/or palate through genetic assessments.

Genetics and heart conditions

Learn about the role that genetics plays in many heart conditions that afflict children.

Genetics of epilepsy

Find out how genetics play a part in many types of epilepsy.

Genetics basics for pharmacogenetics

Learn about genetics in the context of pharmacogenetics (PGx) and precision medicine.

What to expect at a genetics appointment

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.

What is genetics?

Learn about genetics and how genetics contribute to health and disease.

Brain aneurysm

An aneurysm is a bulging or ballooning area in a part of a blood vessel that can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how an aneurysm is diagnosed, and the different treatment options.

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a complex tangle of abnormal blood vessels that can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how an AVM is diagnosed, and the different treatment options.

Understanding blood clotting

Teens living with hemophilia can learn how the body forms clots to stop bleeds.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): Overview

Find out the main factors contributing to OCD, its key features, and what you can do to help your child.

Pharmacogenetics: Using precision medicine to find the right medication at the right dose

Pharmacogenetics is an example of precision medicine that uses a person’s genetic make-up to predict medication response.

Hereditary spherocytosis: Genetics

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.

Genetic counselling

Genetic counselling is a process that provides information and support to individuals and families at risk of, or with, a genetic condition.

What causes cancer?

Avoiding high and low blood sugar episodes when a child has diabetes

Find out why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.

Genetics of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)

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.

Bulimia nervosa: Overview

Learn about the main features and causes of bulimia nervosa.

Understanding your child's heart condition diagnosis

Learn about diagnosis of heart conditions in children. Patient histories, physical examinations, and the speed of the diagnosis itself are discussed.

22q11 deletion syndrome: Genetics

Learn about the genetic causes of 22q11 deletion syndrome, risk factors and confirming diagnosis.

Neuroinflammatory disorders

Neuroinflammatory disorders are conditions in which inflammation affects the central nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and/or optic nerves).

Cancer research and your teenager

Learn about ongoing cancer research and your teenager's role in research and clinical trials.

Regular appointments for cancer treatment

You will have many appointments with your health-care team as part of your treatment. Read about why it is so important to attend your regular appointments, even if you feel fine.

Anorexia nervosa: Overview

Find out how anorexia nervosa can occur and who is most likely to be affected by it.

Albinism and genetics

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.