genetic counseling
nounDefinition of genetic counseling
: guidance relating to genetic disorders that is provided by a medical professional typically to individuals with an increased risk of having a child with such a disorder
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Participants would then receive free genetics counseling from their health care provider. — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, "George Church Wants to Make Genetic Matchmaking a Reality," 15 Apr. 2019 But if both carry genes for Tay-Sachs, the couple is informed and given genetic counseling about their options. — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, "George Church Wants to Make Genetic Matchmaking a Reality," 15 Apr. 2019 Suennen has been placing bets lately on companies focused on innovation in health care: continuous monitoring of at-risk patients; applying AI and machine learning to medical imaging; and telemedicine for genetic counseling. — Rebecca Robbins, STAT, "The gatekeeper: If you want to make it big in health care, it’ll help to get past Lisa Suennen first," 6 June 2018 However, that did not cover the test interpretation or the genetic counseling costs. — Carolyn Sue Richards, Smithsonian, "Most Parents Want to Test Their Unborn Kids’ Genes For Disease Risk," 25 May 2018 Proceeds from the concert go to Cancer LifeNet, which offers to patients and their families financial counseling, support groups, genetic counseling and therapies to ease side effects from treatment for cancer. — Karen Toussaint, baltimoresun.com, "Chamber music concert on April 29 to benefit Kaufman Cancer Center," 23 Apr. 2018 National guidelines recommend professional genetic counseling and BRCA testing for any woman with ovarian cancer, and for healthy women with family histories of breast and ovarian cancer. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Breast-cancer gene testing no longer requires prescription, over objections by patient advocates," 6 Mar. 2018 The first company to present was Genome Medical, which is involved in the growing field of genetic counseling. — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, "First 10 startups make pitch for time at Plug and Play in Cleveland," 1 Mar. 2018 Researchers have expressed concerns that when such testing suggests potentially life-threatening conditions, support services such as genetic counseling were often severely lacking. — David Becker, Philly.com, "Genetic testing at home: 10 facts a cardiologist wants you to know," 6 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'genetic counseling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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