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Beth Becker, CGC, is a genetic counselor in the adult genetics clinic at an academic hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her background includes counseling adults on hereditary cancer risks, and she now sees patients facing a broader spectrum of inherited conditions. Her work centers on helping families interpret clinical genetic test findings, including variants tied to neurological and metabolic disorders. A master’s graduate in genetic counseling, Becker also writes on medical genetics for Biology Insights.

COL4A1 Gene: Functions, Disorders, and Symptoms Genetics
What Is HLA DQ8 and What Does a Positive Test Mean?Tests
What Is the ASXL1 Gene and Why Do Mutations Matter?Genetics
Glucocerebrosidase: Function, Deficiency, and Treatment Biology
How to Read Your Pharmacogenetic Test Results Tests
What Is an SRSF2 Mutation and Its Role in Disease?Genetics
MSH6 Lynch Syndrome: Risks, Diagnosis, and Management Genetics
Alcaptonuria: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Genetics
What Is HLA-B57 and Why Is Testing Important?Tests
The Friedreich Ataxia Trinucleotide Repeat Explained Genetics
MYH7 Gene Mutation: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Genetics
SCN1A Gene: Function, Mutations, and Related Conditions Genetics
What Is VCP Disease? Causes, Symptoms, and Management Bones & Muscles
DNMT3A Mutation: Associated Syndromes and Health Risks Genetics
SDHA Gene Mutation: Associated Tumors and Health Risks Genetics
What Is a BARD1 Mutation and What Are the Risks?Genetics
The C282Y Mutation: Causes, Symptoms, and Management Genetics
MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, & PMS2: Gene Function and Cancer Risk Genetics
What Is a TERT Mutation and How Does It Affect the Body?Genetics
How to Read Mutation Codes and What They Mean Genetics
CHEK2 1100delc: Cancer Risks and Medical Management Genetics
What Is Li-Fraumeni Syndrome? TP53 and Cancer Risk Cancer
What Is Bardet-Biedl Syndrome? Symptoms and Causes Genetics
What Causes Gaucher Disease? The GBA1 Gene Explained Genetics
What Is Alu in Biology? Cells, DNA, and Disease Genetics
What Is the HBB Gene? Function and Mutations Genetics
What Is RPI Deficiency? Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis Genetics
How to Explain a Variant of Uncertain Significance to a Patient Genetics
What Is Cowden Syndrome? Symptoms, Causes, and Risks Cancer
How Common Is a Pathogenic PALB2 Variant?Genetics