Clinical genetics

Abstract

Clinical geneticists are medical doctors that combine general knowledge of medicine with specific expertise in genetics, genetic diagnosis, and genetic aspects of disease. Genetic counselors are masters-level university-trained health professionals who deal in the psychosocial and genetic aspects of familial diseases. Both are specifically trained in communicating the implications of genetic information and genetic disease to patients and their families. Clinical geneticists and genetic counsellors often work together with cardiologists to ensure a high standard of care for families with cardiogenetic diseases.