The Division of Medical Genetics conducts 10
weekly clinics. Clinical services include diagnostic evaluation,
education, counseling and medical care for children and families
with genetic disorders, birth defects, mental retardation,
developmental delay, neurological disorders, inborn errors of
metabolism and chromosomal abnormalities. Diagnostic procedures
include metabolic studies; chromosome laboratory evaluation;
peripheral blood and skin fibroblast chromosome evaluation;
molecular genetic studies and genotype/phenotype correlation.
The Division has expanded their inpatient consult follow-up
service and offers social work support for this critical
service.
