Clinical Genetics

Fact sheets/Information

Patients are referred by their family doctor, medical clinic, or other health care professional when:

• There is a family history of a genetic condition
• The patient, or partner, has a genetic condition or a suspected genetic condition
• A child has delayed development, intellectual disability or autism
• A child has a congenital disorder or defect
• A pregnancy has been exposed to an environmental or chemical risk to the baby
• A pregnancy is at an increased risk for problems based on prenatal screening

If your baby is at increased risk of a problem based on prenatal testing, genetic counselling can provide an opportunity for you to obtain information and discuss:

• What the results mean for you
• The options available at this time
• Whether you want further testing
• What course of action you will take

The Department of Clinical Genetics co-ordinates the following clinics:

• General Genetics
• Prenatal Genetics
• Paediatric Genetics
• Cardiac Genetics
• Neurogenetics