Specialist in Medical Genetics

Specialists in medical genetics deal with the effects of human genetic variation on health and disease. The aim of a genetic examination is to detect or rule out a genetic disease or predisposition to it. To do this, they analyse the genetic material in the chromosomes and genes directly or indirectly. They recognise genetic diseases and their underlying predispositions using genealogical, clinical, biochemical, molecular genetic and/or cytogenetic examination methods; they diagnose and classify the diseases. This also includes the differential diagnosis of non-genetic diseases. They offer patients with hereditary diseases