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Learn from our experts about genetic counseling, genetic testing, Genotype vs. Phenotype, what is a diagnostic odyssey, and much more.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Counseling?

Genetic counseling is a crucial part of the diagnostic journey that provides invaluable information and support.

Rare Disease

Rare Genetic Diseases

What is a rare genetic disease? How are they diagnosed? What are the recent developments in the field?

Diagnosis & Testing

A Rare Disease Diagnosis

Understanding the steps to take once you receive a rare disease diagnosis from genetic counseling to support options.

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Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Testing?

Genetic testing involves the testing of an individual's DNA in order to isolate and identify potential gene problems.

Concerned Parents

Developmental Delay in Children – Parents Guide

What are some of the most commonly identified developmental delays in children?

Concerned Parents

Developmental Milestones – A Guide for Parents

What are developmental milestones? What are the main stages of child development?

Concerned Parents

Language Development Milestones – Parents Guide

What are language development milestones? How can I help my child reach their language development milestones?

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Analysis?

How does advanced genetic analysis work? Why is genetic analysis important?

Rare Disease

What are the main rare nervous system diseases?

What should I do if I suspect my child is showing symptoms of a rare nervous system disease?

Diagnosis & Testing

Explaining Inheritance Modes and Patterns

Understanding how genetic syndromes are inherited is important in understanding the causes of rare diseases, and how they might affect future pregnancies for families with a history of genetic syndromes.

Diagnosis & Testing

Support Groups and Networks for Families Facing a Diagnosis

Rare disease support groups are a critical part of the support families receive during their diagnostic journey.

Second Opinion

Misdiagnosis and Rare Genetic Syndromes

Why is misdiagnosis more common in some rare genetic syndromes than others? A cross-sectional study in China provides us with some answers

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Telegenetics?

Telegenetics enables the provision of traditional genetic services and genetic testing via Telehealth.

Autism

Understanding Autism – The Signs of Autism in Babies

Identifying and understanding the signs of autism in babies.

Concerned Parents

Understanding Developmental Delays in Children: A Guide to Gross Motor Delay

When should I be concerned about my child's development?

Cancer

Supporting a Family Member With Cancer

Understand more about the steps you can take to support a family member with a new diagnosis.

Rare Disease

Extremely rare diseases – a guide to the rarest rare diseases

What's an extremely rare disease? What are the rarest diseases currently identified?

Concerned Parents

Signs of Speech Delay in my child – should I be concerned?

Speech delay is one of the many concerns of parents as they track their child’s developmental milestones.

Autism

The Early Signs of Autism – What do Parents Need to Know?

What are the early signs of autism? What should I do if I identify early signs of autism in my child?

Autism

What are the main symptoms of autism in adults?

How does autism look different in adults and why? How and why might an adult be diagnosed?

Concerned Parents

Understanding Developmental Delay: Gross Motor Delay Causes in infants and children

What are the main signs and symptoms of gross motor delay in infants and children?

Second Opinion

Living with a delayed diagnosis, how do I speed it up?

What is a delayed diagnosis? What is the impact of a delayed diagnosis? How do I speed up a delayed diagnosis?

Second Opinion

What is a remote second opinion and how do I find one?

Why do I need a second opinion for a rare disease diagnosis?

Concerned Parents

The Causes of Speech Delay

What are some of the signs of speech delay in my child? What are the main causes of speech delay?

Autism

Identifying and understanding mild autism symptoms

What are mild autism symptoms? When and how might they be noticed and diagnosed?

Autism

Understanding Autism – The Signs of Autism in Children

Identifying and understanding the signs of autism in children.

Concerned Parents

Gross Motor Milestones in Infants and Children

Definition of gross motor skills. What to do if you are concerned about your child's gross motor skills.

Concerned Parents

What are the main chromosome diseases?

What are chromosome diseases? How are chromosome diseases diagnosed?

Second Opinion

Our child has a wrong diagnosis, what do we do now?

Receiving a wrong diagnosis can be devastating for both the patient concerned and their family.

Concerned Parents

Can I identify speech delay at 18 months?

Learn more about speech developmental milestones at 18 months and how it might be identified

Cancer

Is Cancer a Genetic Condition?

The simple answer is yes, however in reality cancer is a complex disease with many different forms and variations.

Autism

What are the main symptoms of autism in girls?

Girls are diagnosed less than boys. Why? How can autism present differently in girls?

Second Opinion

What is a Diagnostic Odyssey?

Navigating a diagnostic odyssey can be a long and frustrating process, especially nowadays with the COVID-19 limitations.

Concerned Parents

Why does my baby have a crawling delay?

My baby is not crawling - should I be worried? Understanding a crawling delay in your baby.

Second Opinion

I Received An Ehlers-Danlos misdiagnosis. What do I do next?

What is a remote second opinion? When it comes to a rare disease, misdiagnosis is a problem across the board.

Second Opinion

Received a Turner syndrome misdiagnosis, what comes next?

What is Turner syndrome? How do we improve the diagnosis of Turner syndrome?

Concerned Parents

Our 3 year old is not talking. What should our next step be?

Learn about tracking a child’s speech development and how to receive help in supporting their speech development

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Disorders In Children

For many parents, guilt is a constant emotion as we raise our children. But it shouldn't when it comes to genetics.

Diagnosis & Testing

How Do I Check For Paternity?

Paternity testing involves taking a sample of a child's DNA and comparing it with the DNA of an alleged parent.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Prenatal Genetic Testing?

Understanding the different types of prenatal genetic testing.

Autism

What are the signs of autism in boys?

How to identify the symptoms that present most strongly in boys and why. How a genetic analysis can help.

Concerned Parents

What are the reasons for late walking in babies?

Definition of late walking in babies, the signs and the causes of it.

Autism

What are the main signs of autism in a 3 year old?

What is the next step for parents who have identified possible autism symptoms in their 3 year old?

Concerned Parents

My 14 month old is not walking, should I be worried?

Walking expectation, signs and symptoms of a walking delay or a problem.

Second Opinion

We have a Fabry disease misdiagnosis, what now?

Why is Fabry disease so commonly misdiagnosed? How do we get the right diagnosis?

Diagnosis & Testing

Pregnancy After a Genetic Diagnosis

How to plan for another pregnancy when there's a child with a genetic condition in the family.

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Get Faster and More Accurate Genetic Diagnosis!

FDNA Telehealth can bring you closer to a diagnosis. Schedule an online genetic counseling meeting within 72 hours!

FDNA Telehealth can bring you closer to a diagnosis.
Schedule an online genetic counseling meeting within 72 hours!