The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) acknowledges the medical and ethical complexities of  testing for adult-onset conditions during pregnancy. Unless pregnancy or childhood management has the ...Read More

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) recognizes and celebrates a person’s inherent value including differences in one’s physical, cognitive, or psychiatric functioning.  Individuals...Read More

NEW ORLEANS – Sept. 20, 2024 – People at risk for inherited heart diseases can see a genetic counselor much more quickly through a third-party telemedicine model, suggests research being presented at the...Read More

NEW ORLEANS – Sept. 18, 2024 – Transgender and gender-diverse individuals who are considering masculinizing top surgery may not realize they could still be at risk for breast/chest cancer after surgery. A...Read More

NEW ORLEANS – Sept. 18, 2024—Expanded genetic testing can help people learn of additional genetic cancer risks, and the Dobbs decision on abortion rights may not have had the intended effect. These are...Read More

NEW ORLEANS – Sept. 18, 2024 – Women with cancer-risk mutations in BARD1, RAD51C and RAD51D could consider getting annual breast cancer screening earlier than the recommended age of 40, suggests research...Read More

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On December 8, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease (SCD), including one that utilizes CRISPR technology — the first of its kind to be approved....Read More

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