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Genes determine what you inherit from your parents, from blood type and hair color to certain diseases. Changes in genes or chromosomes may cause health problems. We have hundreds of topics to answer your questions about genetic conditions. Maybe you’re wondering about your baby’s risk for disease or how to care for a child who has a genetic condition. Perhaps you’re concerned about your own risk for a specific health problem. We can help.
Get the information you need in topics such as:
- Acquired Von Willebrand’s Disease
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing
- Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
- Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
- At-Home Genetic Tests
- Birth Defects Testing
- Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
- Cataracts in Children
- Clotting Factor Replacement for Hemophilia
- Colon Cancer Genetic Testing
- Color Blindness
- Congenital Heart Defects in Children
- COPD and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency
- Coronary Artery Disease: Family History
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening
- Down Syndrome
- Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year
- Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5
- Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
- Down Syndrome, Ages 5 to 13
- Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month
- Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate
- Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills
- Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
- Familial Lipid Disorders
- Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
- First-Trimester Screening for Birth Defects
- Genetic Test for Clopidogrel
- Genetics
- Hair Loss
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
- Hirschsprung’s Disease
- Homocystinuria
- Huntington’s Disease Genetic Test
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
- Independent Living for People With Disabilities
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis
- Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Disease
- Pain Management
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- PKU Diet
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive
- Sickle Cell Crisis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Sickle Cell Disease: Aplastic Crisis
- Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
- Sickle Cell Disease: Preventing Problems and Staying Healthy
- Sickle Cell Disease: Splenic Sequestration
- Sickle Cell Disease: Vision Problems
- Sickle Cell Disorders
- Sickle Cell Trait
- Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
- Tay-Sachs Disease
- Thalassemia
- Tongue-Tie
- Tourette’s Disorder
- Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects
- Types of Hair Loss
- Unwanted Hair in Women
- Von Willebrand’s Disease
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
- Amniocentesis
- Autoimmune Disease Tests
- Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
- Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test
- Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Galactosemia Test
- Genetic Test
- Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
- Hormone Inhibin A
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
- Karyotype Test
- Nuchal Translucency Screening Test
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
- Sickle Cell Test
- Sweat Test
- Tay-Sachs Test
Current as of: January 14, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine
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