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Prenatal genetics
Prenatal genetic testing, performed in utero, evaluates the possibility of whether a developing child could have a genetic disorder or birth defect. These tests aim to inform parents about their unborn child's health so that the baby can receive the best available healthcare.
SEP 23, 2016 | 9:00 AM
DATE: September 23, 2016
TIME: 9:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM ET
As genetic testing becomes more pervasive, many clinical and pathology laboratories see next generation sequencing (NG...
MAY 11, 2016 | 12:00 PM
C.E. CREDITS
Technological advances have made genomic sequencing more affordable, efficient, and available. Questions related to the implementation and effects of large-scale sequencing in healthcare have...
APR 11, 2016 | 9:00 AM
9:00 AM PT, 11:00 AM CT, 12:00 PM ET
Epigenetics defines the set of distinct and heritable molecular mechanisms able to influence gene expression without altering the primary genetic seque...
APR 07, 2016 | 7:30 AM
Oncologists and pathologists are increasingly utilizing information on genomic alterations in tumors to help guide patient care and treatment. Personalis, Inc., a genomic sequencing and inter...
MAR 29, 2016 | 8:00 AM
Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have helped to accelerate the pace of discovery in the field of genetic disease research and testing. The ability to analyze multiple genes...
MAR 22, 2016 | 9:30 AM
Medical genetics is a specialty of medicine that encompasses patients at all ages (prenatal, pediatric, adult), as well as all organ systems. As the genetic causes of more diseases have been ...
JUN 11, 2015 | 11:00 AM
Consistent accuracy in reporting quantitative viral load results is critically important to patients, their physicians and to the clinical laboratory. In clinical practice, quantitative viral...
