Genetic tests
People have always had a strong desire to know and understand their surroundings, and curiosity and persistence have brought many discoveries, some used in everyday life. A primary human need has certainly also been to understand our own bodies: how they work, how we differ, which traits we inherit from our parents, and why some people develop particular diseases while others do not. Answers to these and many other questions led to the development of genetics and genetic testing.
Genetics began in the middle of the 19th century, when Gregor Mendel published his work on plant hybridisation experiments in 1865. In 1953, Watson and Crick discovered the DNA double helix; in 1983, Huntington’s disease was mapped to chromosome 4; and in 1994, the BRCA 1 gene was isolated. These were individual positive discoveries, but the most important came in 2003, when analysis of human genome sequences was published, every human gene was located, and its structure and function determined. Whether large or small, each discovery contributed to the development of medical genetics as a separate branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and possible treatment of inherited disorders.
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Medical genetics soon divided into several subspecialties:
Preventive genetics: connects human genetic characteristics with dietary and lifestyle habits, identifies genetic vulnerabilities and strengths, individual supplement requirements and detoxification pathways, all to support early detection and prevention of certain diseases
Clinical genetics: clinical practice with a particular focus on inherited disorders
Metabolic genetics: includes diagnosis and treatment of diseases caused by inherited errors in carbohydrate, fat, amino acid, purine and pyrimidine metabolism…
Cytogenetics: studies chromosomes and chromosomal abnormalities
Molecular genetics: includes detection and laboratory investigation of DNA mutations underlying single-gene disorders
The free counselling process consists of:
A questionnaire
In which you respond to statements about your health, lifestyle habits and the goals you want to achieve
A guide
To help you learn how to manage a new dietary regimen
Support and follow-up
With the doctor in the clinic, by telephone or by email
Genetics is becoming increasingly important in detecting and treating many diseases. It overlaps extensively with numerous medical specialties and helps identify causes of neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, pulmonary, kidney, psychiatric and dermatological diseases, providing significant information not only for the affected person but also for their relatives.
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