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Whats the difference between medical and clinical genetics?
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Genetics: Clinical genetics is the practice of clinical medicine with particular attention to hereditary disorders. Referrals are made to genetics clinics for a variety of reasons, including birth defects, developmental delay, autism, epilepsy, short stature, and many others.Medical genetics encompasses many different areas, including clinical practice of physicians, genetic counselors, nutritionists, other.
Answered 9/28/2016
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"Clinical" refers to genetics applied to patient care. "Medical" refers to genetics related to human health in general (rather than other applications, such as agriculture). The terms "clinical geneticist" and "medical geneticist" are often used interchangeably when speaking about a doctor's specialty, however.
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