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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardinanswered
Wound care 38 years experience
Tends to be "mild": Most cases and types of eds have fragile skin and joint dislocation as the worst consequenses. However the vascular type can be devestating with spon... Read More
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5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Medical slang: Flk stands for “funny-looking kid, ” and was a general term for infants affected with various malformation syndromes, particularly those involving mul... Read More
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Dr. Anthony LaBarberaanswered
Pediatrics 30 years experience
See below: An unfortunate occurrence. Flk is used to mean funny looking kid. So they must have felt your child may have a genetic syndrome.
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
DLK preferred: One of my mentors used to decry the demeaning flk term and switch to Face like Kennedy to cover up the insensitive term.She preferred DLK or distincti... Read More
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2.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Roman Alvarezanswered
Neonatology 43 years experience
Dysmorphism: Dysmorphic features in a newborn infant may be common to different genetic disorders. A geneticist is specifically trained to evaluate and categorize ... Read More
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Confusion: Sometimes the best thing they can do is tell you immediately they suspect a problem, rather than carry on that everything is fine. They are skilled en... Read More
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966 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Two "Pathways": 1. College..Graduate school major Biology/genetics/phD
1. Medical School then Masters Degree in Genetics (NOTE SOME MED SCHOOLS OFFER COMBINED PROGRAM... Read More
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620 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Galbraithanswered
Pediatrics 50 years experience
Website: Go to www.Genome.Gov and on the right side scroll down to "genetic disorders faq" and click on it for a pretty complete reference site. In the list on... Read More
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5.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
Let me explain: The counseling of individuals, and of prospective parents regarding their offspring, on the probabilities, dangers, diagnosis, and treatment of inheri... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Charles Gordonanswered
Specializes in Adolescent Medicine
Yes: A good generalist can order the genetic tests. There are several types and if you have one you will need to talk to a genetic counselor.
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524 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Uncomfortable: This is a common diagnostic test that is similar to having acupuncture needles placed in various muscle groups. I found it uncomfortable but with mini... Read More
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4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Susumu Inoueanswered
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 56 years experience
Severe ctl neutrop'?: Do you mean severe congenital neutropenia (scn)? I am not sure what 9a stands for. Thus far we have the following gene mutations known for scn, ela2 (... Read More
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4.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegabanswered
Allergy and Immunology 42 years experience
Besides your history: They have their own protocols to deal with cases similar to yours, PIGD (Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis) might be offered to avoid implanting a ge... Read More
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1.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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