Adult Genetics Services helps meet the needs of individuals
who have been diagnosed with an inherited condition
or who may be at risk for an inherited condition. The
program includes both clinical and laboratory services,
which are provided by TML (Toronto Medical Laboratory).
Our team of professionals includes a medical geneticist,
genetic counsellors, molecular geneticists and other
health care professionals. Together the team provides
family risk assessment, diagnosis, management, education
and support.
As well, the genetics team provides consultation services
to specialty clinics throughout University Health Network.
Many of these clinics also provide patients and families
with the opportunity to participate in research (on
a voluntary basis).
What we do:
Provide genetics services to patients and families
through several clinics:
Familial Thrombophilia Clinic
(FTC)
Provides genetic counselling, education and genetic
testing to families with a genetic predisposition to
form a blood clot
Familial Ovarian Cancer Clinic
(FOCC)
Provides medical surveillance, genetic counselling,
psychosocial support, genetic testing and education
to individuals and families about hereditary breast
and ovarian cancer
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Clinic (HCM)
Offers individuals and families with an inherited form
of a complex heart disease medical surveillance, management
and diagnosis, genetic counselling, genetic testing,
psychosocial support and education
Prostate Cancer Prevention
Clinic
Provides medical surveillance, genetic counselling,
psychosocial support and education about the prevention
of prostate cancer to men who may be at increased risk
to develop this condition
Metabolic Genetics Clinic
Provides diagnosis, management, and education for adults
with metabolic disorders.
In addition, through our General Genetics Clinic we
provide assessment and genetic counseling for individuals
and families with a variety of other inherited conditions.
Location and Contact Information:
200 Elizabeth St.
3 Eaton South Room 401B
Toronto, ON M5G 2C4
Telephone: (416) 340-4800 ext. 6632
Fax: (416) 340-3709
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