Many genetic conditions are well known in various medicine fields, such as pediatrics, neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, rheumatology, immunology, gastroenterology, gynecology and reproductive medicine, psychiatry, nephrology, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, onco-hematology, pneumology…
A genetic evaluation is requested if there exist a suspicion of a genetic disease for a child, an adult or prenatally; as well, in case of familial history or a wish of pregnancy for a couple, genetic counselling is advised. It is possible to make an appointment with our clinical team for a specialized consultation. All our services comply with the prevailing rules of good practice and to the Federal Act on Human Genetic Testing (HGTA).
A genetic consultation is indicated in case of:
- Presence of symptoms hinting a genetic condition such as:
- Developmental delay, autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy
- Neurological/neuromuscular syndromes
- Hearing or vision disorders
- Growth delay
- Endocrinal, rheumatological or immunological diseases
- Cardiomyopathies
- Multiple familial cancers
- Presence of congenital malformations
- Association of signs and symptoms from unknown origins
- Familial history of genetic disease with a wish to evaluate the personal risk to develop the same condition or the risk of transmission to descendants
- History of illnesses hinting a genetic condition for a child and a wish to evaluate the risk for a future pregnancy
- Fertility disorder (difficulty to procreate, repeated miscarriages)
- Medically assisted reproduction
- Consanguinity within the couple
- Pregnancy with abnormal screening results (first/second trimester) or after invasive prenatal testing (amniocentesis, choriocentesis) ; presence of fetal malformations on echographies
