Genetic Screening Up Twofold at Cedars-Sinai.

From: OB GYN News | Date: May 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. -- The number of referrals for genetics consultation appears to be skyrocketing, at least according to the experience of one genetics screening program, Dr. Ora Gordon said at a meeting sponsored by the American College of Medical Genetics.

In just 2 years, Dr. Gordon has seen the number of referrals to his clinical genetics program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles grow by more than twofold. In 1997 the program had 57 referrals. Last year there were 191.

The lion's share of that growth was from people seeking genetic screening for cancer, ...

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