The General Genetics component of the Children's Clinical Genetics Program provides diagnosis and genetic counseling for pregnant women, newborns and children with known or suspected inherited diseases, especially congenital malformations and chromosomal disorders. Each year, we perform more than 2600 outpatient evaluations, making Children's Clinical Genetics Program one of the largest pediatric genetics programs in the country. Although the General Genetics Program provides care for all pediatric genetic conditions, some of the conditions for which we more frequently provide diagnostic and counseling services are listed under Related Topics in the upper right corner of this page.
The General Genetics Program provides and/or arranges for a broad range of services including:
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Taking a closer look at the family tree
Fifteen-day-old Stacy Peace whimpers softly as the nurse tends to her. She is recovering from heart surgery to correct a congenital narrowing in her aorta, the major vessel leaving her heart. She's not yet seen her home, 12 hours north in Maine, a stone's throw from the Canadian border.
