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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

Online Genetic Counseling

Online genetic counseling is improving access to an essential support service for rare disease families.

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

What is Telegenetic Counseling?

Telegenetic counseling is an exciting new development in the field of genetic counseling.

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

Genetic Counseling: What To Expect

Genetic counseling is an essential part of providing support and information to those on a rare disease diagnosis journey.

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.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Diagnosis for Rare Disease: An overview

Genetic diagnosis for rare disease can be a complicated process. We explore why that is.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

Who is a Genetic Therapist?

Understand more about the role of a genetic therapist and the services they provide.

Diagnosis & Testing

Finding Genetic Testing Near Me

Genetic testing near me - the challenges faced, and the solutions for access to screening.

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.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Screening?

Genetic screening involves testing to identify changes in an individual’s genetic makeup and health.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

The Genetic Diagnosis Process: A guide

What is the genetic diagnosis testing? We explain the different stages of reaching a diagnosis for a rare disease.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

How to Find a Genetic Counselor

How to find a genetic counselor - what to look for and the limitations.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Chromosomal Microarray?

Diagnosis & Testing

What Genetic Disorders Can be Detected by Genetic Screening?

We explore which genetic disorders can be detected by genetic screening, and by which types of genetic testing too.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

What are the Different Types of Genetic Counseling?

Understand more about the different types of genetic counseling, and their important support services.

Diagnosis & Testing

What Can Genetic Counseling Tell You?

What can genetic counseling tell you? We explain the benefits of this essential and important service.

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.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Counseling and Testing near me: what are the options?

How to find genetic counseling and testing near me? We explore the options available.

Diagnosis & Testing

Who is Genetic Counseling Recommended For?

Who is genetic counseling recommended for? We explain who this important service benefits.

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

Diagnosis & Testing

What Are The Most Common Genetic Tests?

Learn more about the most common genetic tests available today, and what they can tell us.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Counseling for Fragile X

Genetic Counseling for Fragile X - understanding more about this crucial and important support service.

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.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Analysis: An explanation

Genetic analysis is a process by which we can understand a person’s potential risk for a rare disease or genetic syndrome.

Autism

What are the main symptoms of autism in girls?

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

Diagnosis & Testing

What are the Roles of a Genetic Counselor?

The roles of a genetic counselor are many and varied. We explore them all.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

The Future of Genetic Analysis Tools

We explore the technologies driving new genetic analysis tools, and what they mean for rare disease patients.

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

How to Diagnose a Rare Disease

How to diagnose a rare disease? We explore the options, solutions, and processes involved in genetic diagnosis.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Counseling for Down Syndrome

Genetic counseling for Down syndrome - what and why, we explain this essential service.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Counseling for Turner Syndrome

Genetic Counseling for Turner syndrome - understanding more about this crucial and important support service.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is direct-to-consumer genetic testing?

Learn more about direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and what it can tell us.

Diagnosis & Testing

Is Autism Genetic?

Is autism genetic? Explore the genetic factors behind autism.

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.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Health Testing?

Understand more about what genetic health testing is, and why it might be recommended.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Diagnosis: A definition

Genetic diagnosis- learn more about the process, and what it entails.

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?

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Screening in a Newborn

Genetic screening in a newborn is a standardized form of screening in the US. Learn more about what it screens for.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Counseling During Pregnancy?

Genetic Counseling during pregnancy may be recommended for several reasons. Understand more about these here.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Analysis Testing: Everything you need to know

The more we understand about genetic analysis testing, the more we increase the accuracy of a diagnosis.

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

Genetic Technologies: A closer look

We explore the genetic technologies driving new analysis tools, and what they mean for rare disease patients.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is a Genetic Analysis Platform?

What is a genetic analysis platform, and how is it improving the accuracy of a genetic diagnosis.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Carrier Screening?

Understand more about what genetic carrier screening is, what it can tell us, and who it is recommended for.

Diagnosis & Testing

Diagnostic Odyssey for Rare Disease

Understand what is a diagnostic odyssey for rare disease, and how we improve rates and accuracy of genetic diagnosis.

Diagnosis & Testing

Improving Genetic Diagnosis

Improving genetic diagnosis involves improving access to crucial services, including genetic counseling.

Diagnosis & Testing

New Genetic Analysis Methods

Facial analysis screening and other new genetic analysis methods are improving the accuracy of rare disease diagnosis.

Diagnosis & Testing

Genetic Counseling vs Genetic Testing: An overview

Genetic counseling and genetic testing are both crucial steps in the diagnosis of a rare disease. They both provide different services, of equal importance.

Diagnosis & Testing

The Challenges of Finding a Genetic Counselor Near Me

We look into the challenges of finding a genetic counselor near to you, and how to overcome them.

Diagnosis & Testing

Diagnosis of a genetic disease

Understand more about diagnosis of a genetic disease, the process, and implications for patients.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Genetic Consultation?

Genetic consultation- what, why, and it's role in improving diagnosis

Diagnosis & Testing

DNA Diagnosis: A guide

Understand all there is to know about genetic testing with our informative guide to DNA diagnosis.

Diagnosis & Testing

Who is a Pediatric Genetic Counselor?

What is a pediatric genetic counselor? Understand more about their specialist role.

Diagnosis & Testing

What is Prenatal Genetic Counseling?

Prenatal genetic counseling - understand more about this support service for parents-to-be.

Diagnosis & Testing

We Answer Your Genetic Counseling Questions

We answer your genetic counseling questions. Learn more about this important support service.

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!