The Northwestern Ontario Genetics Program is staffed by on-site Genetic Nurses who are linked to the provincial genetic community by visiting geneticists, a clinical advisor and laboratory services. Genes are now known to contribute to several thousand diseases.
Genetic technologies offer strategies to prevent and fight disease.
A young couple learned that their firstborn son was affected with a rare, terminal genetic disorder. At the Genetic Clinic they received counselling and support, learned about the risk of reoccurrence and of possible prenatal diagnosis in a future pregnancy. The counselling helped them to make informed decisions about future pregnancies. They are now the proud parents of two healthy children.