Medical Genetics

Medical genetics is a branch responsible for the study of genetically inherited diseases.

A geneticist is a person who decodes genetic codes such as DNA that composes organisms, interprets, reports and archives data for use in various medical fields.

Medical Genetic Specialists may recommend genetic tests for definitive diagnosis, if a specific genetic disorder is suspected and genetic testing is available for the suspected disease, by carefully evaluating the patient's complaints and the presence of genetic problems in the family, as well as the history of the disease.

Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in genes inherited from our parents, which we usually pass on to our children. "Errors" in our genes are called mutations. It can reveal the disease and genetic testing can be used to confirm the diagnosis of the disease.

A few of the diseases revealed by Genetic Test;

• albinism
• Down syndrome
• Hemophilia
• sickle cell anemia
• Color blindness etc.

 Who needs genetic counseling?

• Those with physical or mental disability and spinal cord or nervous system closure defects
• A miscarriage of unknown cause and stillbirth in previous pregnancies
• Couples who are consanguineous and have a genetic disorder in their pedigree
• Those at high risk in pregnancy screening tests
• Those who have had a chromosomal disorder in a previous child
• Those aged 35 years and older who are pregnant
• Anomalies found on ultrasound
• Families with chromosomal changes