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Clinical Genetics applies genetic principles to pathology, health and health care. It involves gene mapping, inherited conditions, genetic mutations, and provides diagnosis and treatment (including surveillance or prevention) of genetic disorders and diseases, which are often lifelong and require ongoing clinical management and care. Clinical Genetics involves genetic counselling, screening of foetus and new-borns, genomic testing, and collaboration amongst a variety of medical specialists to provide ongoing management and treatment of genetic conditions throughout a patient’s life. This field involves on-going technological progress and advances. It encompasses clinical practice, laboratory medicine, research and development, education and academia/advisory roles. It studies genomic variant interpretation and bioinformatics, including the genomics of common and rare diseases, the genomics of developmental disorders, cancer genetics, cardiac genetics, neurogenetics and prenatal genetics.

Genetics (Clinical) Jobs

Clinical Geneticists are experts in diagnosing and treating diseases that have a genetic origin. They deal with identifying problem genes and look at family histories and what could be passed on through lineage that may be of concern. These physicians also look at chromosomal disorders, such as Down’s Syndrome and defects arising from birth. They manage and treat patients with a variety of genetic conditions, who often have ongoing health care needs throughout their life. Clinical Geneticists provide advice and educate their patient and their families. They provide long-term, coordinated, clinical management and specialist care of patients. They collaborate with other medical specialists and laboratory colleagues, and work within multi-disciplinary teams. They are often involved in research and education. To pursue a career in this field, doctors complete foundation and core training (various core training pathways are available), and then apply to undertake training in Clinical Genetics, which takes an indicative 4 years to complete and leads to a CCT and entry onto the GMC specialty register.

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