AccessDNA Partners to Expand Access to Genetic Counseling
In our quest to continue to provide broad access to appropriate genetic services, we have taken an important step towards making genetic counseling accessible to a much larger segment of the population. As I have discussed in a previous post, there are a limited number of practicing genetic counselors in the United States and, of those that exist, most practice in urban areas and university centers, while those who live in non-urban areas are often deprived of these important services.
To achieve this goal, AccessDNA has partnered with Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. to increase access to genetic counseling services to those millions of Americans who might not otherwise be able to access these services. Informed Medical Decisions is the largest, independent nationwide network of genetic counselors offering telephone-based genetic counseling services in the areas of prenatal, adult and cancer genetics. These services typically include personalized family history risk analyses, detailed discussion regarding the benefits and limitations of appropriate genetic testing options, and test coordination and interpretation. We are excited they have agreed to provide our increasingly larger user base with access to these important services continuing to make AccessDNA a leading source for reliable information, services and support to so our users can make informed decisions about the management, treatment and prevention of genetic disease.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, click here.
For the press release, click here.
hi, i have just seen your advert on the G6PD site on facebook. would it be possible to speak to someone please. sherrell .xXx
If you have a personal or family history of G6PD, a comprehensive clinical genetic counseling session is probably more appropriate for you. Click here and scroll to the bottom to schedule an appt with a genetic counselor.
I a need for information for my daughter’s school records. She has sleeping and behavior issues that need to be put in her files. I have no doctor familiar enough with Trisomy X to give the information to them. I would like someone to talk with if I could.
Maria,
Your daughter can meet with a medical geneticist, a doctor who specializes in genetic diseases. You can find a medical geneticist here. A genetic counselor may also be able to provide you with a letter regarding the general symptoms and characteristics associated with Trisomy X. You can find a genetic counselor in your area here or you can make an appointment over the telephone here.