Navigating Adult-Onset Genetic Disorders with Informed Care
Certain genetic conditions do not appear in childhood or adolescence but manifest in adulthood, known as adult-onset genetic disorders. Some of these genetic conditions are polycystic kidney disease, cardiomyopathy, connective tissue disorders, hereditary ataxia, and others.
The Helix Genomix Adult Genetics Program can help patients dealing with these disorders make informed decisions and navigate the entire treatment process with ease. During the genetic counselling sessions, our expert geneticists will gather and analyse information like family history and inheritance patterns. After that, they will assess your risk for inherited conditions and discuss possible genetic testing options for effective disease diagnosis and management.
Cardiovascular Genetics
Our cardiovascular genetic counselling sessions can help you understand how genetic mutations lead to certain heart and vascular conditions. An expert team of geneticists at Helix Genomix can help individuals assess their risk for inherited heart conditions. If required, they can also help facilitate genetic testing and recommend follow-up care specific to these ailments.
Examples of Genetic Cardiovascular Conditions
- Marfan Syndrome
- Williams Syndrome
- 22q11.2 Deletion
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Velocardiofacial Syndrome
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Hereditary Long-QT Syndrome (LQTS)
Connect with us if you have a family history of heart conditions or want to learn more about our cardiovascular genetics program.
Ophthalmic Genetics
Ophthalmic genetics is designed for individuals with known or suspected genetic diseases of the retina and other parts of the eye. Our geneticists always provide patient-centric counselling sessions based on medical and family history. They can help facilitate genetic testing, interpret results, and provide patient education.
Examples of Genetic Eye Conditions
- Stargardt Disease
- Optic Atrophy
- Leber Congenital Amaurosis
- Retinoschisis
- Usher syndrome
- Macular Dystrophy
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
Reach out to us to learn more about our ophthalmic genetics program or if you have a family history of retinal or other eye conditions.
Renal Genetics
Renal genetic counselling sessions designed by Helix Genomix can help patients dealing with chronic kidney disease due to unknown reasons or patients with a positive family history of early-onset kidney disease. Our expert geneticists can help you understand more about genetic diagnosis, identify family members who might be at risk of developing the same disease, and provide effective disease management recommendations.
Examples of Renal Conditions
- Alport Syndrome
- Fabry Disease
- Gitelman syndrome
- Bartter syndrome
- Gordon syndrome
- Liddle syndrome
- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
- Autosomal Dominant and Autosomal Recessive Cystic Kidney Disease
- Renal tubular acidosis
Connect with Helix Genomix to learn more about renal genetics programs or if you have a family history of chronic kidney diseases.
Neurogenetics
Neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, etc., are caused by an abnormal or missing gene. Our tailored neurogenetic counselling program can help patients and their families with or at risk for an inherited neurological disorder.
Examples of Inherited Neurological Conditions
- Hereditary spastic paraplegia
- Friedreich’s ataxia
- Spinocerebellar ataxia
- Muscular dystrophy
- Huntington’s disease
- Epilepsy
- Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Our expert geneticists can assist you in the evaluation of your family history, risk assessment, facilitating genetic testing, and interpreting genetic testing results.
Rare Genetic Disorders
A team of expert geneticists at Helix Genomix can help you in other specialised areas as well. We provide counselling sessions in areas such as endocrinology, nephrology, and other rare disorders. Connect with us today to understand how our genetic counselling services can help you in these special areas.
Our Genetic Counseling Sessions Cover
In-depth counselling focuses on personal and family risk factors, and it can take 60–90 minutes.
Construction of a detailed family tree (“Pedigree”) to explore genetic conditions and history
Photo documentation for medical records, aiding future consultations
Discussion of appropriate genetic testing options based on identified risk factors
Assistance in coordinating genetic testing for at-risk relatives
Support throughout the process, from test orders to follow-up consultations post-results
Personalised genetic risk assessment by expert geneticists
