Genetic Conditions

Learn about genetic conditions

Genes determine what you inherit from your parents, from blood type and hair color to certain diseases. Changes in genes or chromosomes may cause health problems. We have hundreds of topics to answer your questions about genetic conditions. Maybe you're wondering about your baby's risk for disease or how to care for a child who has a genetic condition. Perhaps you're concerned about your own risk for a specific health problem. We can help.

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Acquired von Willebrand Disease
Alopecia Areata: Psoralen With Ultraviolet A Light (PUVA) Therapy
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Genetic Testing
Anesthesia: Malignant Hyperthermia Response
Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel (AJGP)
At-Home Genetic Tests
Autosomal Recessive Conditions
Birth Defects Testing
Blood Transfusions for Sickle Cell Disease
Blood-Clotting Disorders
Cataracts in Children
Clotting Factor Replacement for Hemophilia
Colon Cancer Genetic Testing
Color Blindness
Complications From Klinefelter Syndrome
Complications of Hemophilia
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects: Pregnancy
Congenital Heart Defects: Prostaglandins and Prostaglandin Inhibitors
COPD and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency
Coronary Artery Disease: Family History
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis and Exercise
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening
Cystic Fibrosis: Getting Enough Calories and Nutrients
Cystic Fibrosis: Ways to Clear the Airways
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 Month to 1 Year
Down Syndrome, Ages 1 to 5
Down Syndrome, Ages 13 to 21
Down Syndrome, Ages 5 to 13
Down Syndrome, Ages Birth to 1 Month
Down Syndrome: Grooming and Hygiene
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Avoid Social Problems
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Dress Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Eat Independently
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Communicate
Down Syndrome: Helping Your Child Learn to Walk and Use Other Motor Skills
Down Syndrome: Training and Therapy for Young People
Dupuytren's Disease: Surgery Complications
Familial Lipid Disorders
Family History and the Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Family History of Epilepsy
First-Trimester Screening for Birth Defects
Genetic Test for Clopidogrel
Genetic Testing: Ethical, Legal, and Religious Issues
Genetics
Hair Loss
Hemochromatosis
Hemochromatosis Genetic Screening
Hemophilia
Hemophilia: Preventing Bleeding Episodes
Hemophilia: Treatment for People Who Have Inhibitors
Hemophilia: Understanding Genetic Risk
Hirschsprung's Disease
Homocystinuria
How Cystic Fibrosis Affects Breathing and the Lungs
How Cystic Fibrosis Affects Digestion and the Pancreas
How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Bones
How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Reproductive System
How Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Sweat Glands
Huntington Disease Genetic Test
Hyperthyroidism
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Types
Independent Living for People With Disabilities
Klinefelter Syndrome
Lung Transplant for Cystic Fibrosis
Multiple Pregnancy: Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects
Nasal Potential Difference Test for Cystic Fibrosis
Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren's Disease
Pain Management
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
PKU Diet
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive
Replacement Therapy for Von Willebrand's Disease
Sickle Cell Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease: Acute Chest Syndrome
Sickle Cell Disease: Aplastic Crisis
Sickle Cell Disease: Dactylitis (Hand-Foot Syndrome)
Sickle Cell Disease: Home Treatment for Priapism
Sickle Cell Disease: Pain Management
Sickle Cell Disease: Preventing Problems and Staying Healthy
Sickle Cell Disease: Splenic Sequestration
Sickle Cell Disease: Vision Problems
Sickle Cell Disorders
Sickle Cell Trait
Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
Tay-Sachs Disease
Thalassemia
Tongue-Tie
Tourette's Disorder
Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects
Types of Hair Loss
Unwanted Hair in Women
Von Willebrand's Disease
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood
Amniocentesis
Autoimmune Disease Tests
Breast Cancer (BRCA) Gene Test
Cell-Free Fetal DNA Test
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
DNA Fingerprinting
Galactosemia Test
Genetic Test
Hemochromatosis Gene Test (HFE Test)
Hormone Inhibin A
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Karyotype Test
Nuchal Translucency Screening Test
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
Sickle Cell Test
Sweat Test
Tay-Sachs Enzyme Test

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Current as of: October 9, 2017

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine

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