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genetic counseling

A short-term educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk for such a disease. Genetic counseling provides patients with information about their condition and helps them make informed decisions.

Barbara Biesecker, M.S., of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, defines genetic counseling.

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