Genetic counseling is intended to help a person understand the meaning of specific information about his or her genes. It also is intended to help a person decide whether to have a genetic test performed or what to do with information provided by such a test. The false belief that a person's fate is determined solely by his or her genes. The artificial introduction of changes to the genes in a cell. The effects of a gene's instruction on the cells of the body.
Doctors look for variations that consistently appear in the DNA of family members with the disorder.
These DNA variations may or may not be related to the genetic disorder. However, if they appear in the DNA of another family member, it can indicate the person's risk of inheriting the disorder. A collection of information about a person's genes. The field of science that looks at how traits are passed down from one generation to another, through the genes. The complete package of genetic material for a living thing, organized in chromosomes.