genetics

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kristen Lancaster about using rapid genetic testing for hospitalized children to determine the best ways to care for them.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Kristen Lancaster about using rapid genetic testing for hospitalized children to determine the best ways to care for them.

Hear more about the AI-assisted clinical tool that can help diagnose some genetic disorders based solely on facial analysis from Dr. Mike Lyons, Curry Chair in Translational Genomics and Therapeutics at the Greenwood Genetic Center in Greenwood, S.C.

Hear more about the AI-assisted clinical tool that can help diagnose some genetic disorders based solely on facial analysis from Dr. Mike Lyons, Curry Chair in Translational Genomics and Therapeutics at the Greenwood Genetic Center in Greenwood, S.C.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kevin Hughes about hereditary cancer and genetic testing. Dr. Hughes is Director of Cancer Genetics at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Kevin Hughes about hereditary cancer and genetic testing. Dr. Hughes is Director of Cancer Genetics at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer about the risk of recurrence and to guide their treatment.But the clinical significance of many of the inherited mutations that can now be identified remains unclear, and experts are torn on when and how to deploy all the new tests available. Patients are sometimes left paying out-of-pocket for exams that are not yet the standard of care, and even the most up-to-date oncologists may be uncertain how to incorporate the flood of new information into what used to be standard treatment protocols.

It's all in the genes...

It's all in the genes...