News
June 4, 2018
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Mutation Carriers
This article was just published in the Journal of Genetic Counseling, and I wanted to hear everyone’s opinions and experiences regarding PGD. But first, I wanted to explain what it is. IVF or in vitro fertilization is an assisted reproductive technology that involves fertilization of an egg with sperm outside of the mother’s body in a […]
Tags: baby, embryo, IVF, mutation, PGD, Prenatal, Reproduction
April 9, 2018
Lynch Syndrome Gets a Shout Out on Good Morning America
Thank you to one of the KinTalk members for bringing this to my attention. Lynch syndrome and early onset colorectal cancer was in the news last week. It’s great to hear that they are spreading awareness of this syndrome.
March 19, 2018
Third Party Raw DNA Interpretation Services: Stay in the know
Written by Genetic Counseling Student, Daiana Bucio. What are Third Party Raw DNA Interpretation (TPI) Services? Third Party Interpretation (TPI) services are online tools that analyze your raw DNA data reports from direct-to-consumer companies or genetic testing laboratories and provide you with a genetic health risk report. Most of their recent popularity has come from people who […]
Tags: 23&me, 23andme, at home testing, direct to consumer, dna, DTC, genetic testing, prometheas, raw data
March 5, 2018
When Apples and Oranges become Peas and Carrots: Two Very Different Kinds of Cancer Genetic Tests
Written by Julie S. Mak, MS, LCGC It’s an understatement to say there are a lot of genetic tests out there – more every day – and it can be dizzying to make sense of them. If you or someone close to you has cancer, the range of genetic tests you may encounter only gets bigger. […]
Tags: genetic testing, germline, germline test, somatic, tumor, tumor test
January 2, 2018
New Year, New Genetic Counselor Administrator Introduction
Hello Kintalk, I hope you are all having a good new year so far. I wanted to take this time to introduce myself as I have now taken over KinTalk and am looking forward to some great changes expected this year. My name is Dena Goldberg, and I am a Genetic Counselor at UCSF in […]
April 20, 2017
CAPP3 Clinical Trial: Lynch Syndrome and Aspirin
The Cancer Prevention Project 3 (CaPP3) will focus first on finding the right dose of aspirin for people with a mismatch repair gene defect, the underlying cause of Lynch syndrome. Three thousand people who have Lynch syndrome will be invited to take part in this study. On joining the study participants will be asked to […]
April 20, 2017
Genetic & Pathological Studies of BRCA1/BRCA2: Associated Tumors & Blood Samples
The purpose of this study is to try to understand the biology of development of breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, peritoneal or endometrial (uterine) cancer from persons at high genetic risk for these diseases This includes those who have a mutation in one of the following genes: BRCA1, BRCA2, PTEN, CDH1, TP53. The influence of environmental […]
April 20, 2017
Looking for a book about hereditary cancer for yourself, a family member or your child? Here is a list of books recommended on this topic. The UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Resource Center has a copy of many of these books listed and are available to you free of charge. http://brca.ucsf.edu/recommended-books
April 20, 2017
Colonoscopy: The Who, The Why and The How Often
By Christina Pedley, MS, LCGC Genetic Counselor at UCSF Family history information and genetic testing can help us determine how often a person needs screening by colonoscopy*, and at what age to start. Colonoscopies are a wonderful screening tool! A colonoscopy is a procedure where a scope is used to look at the colon. If […]
April 20, 2017
Inherited Gene Mutations in Men with Metastatic Prostate Cancer
A study was conducted in the UK where approximately 700 men with metastatic prostate cancer were tested for 20 genes associated with inherited cancer risk. Findings: Inherited mutations in the 20 genes were significantly higher in men with metastatic prostate cancer when compared to men with localized prostate cancer. Age of onset for metastatic prostate […]