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At an adult genetics clinic in Austin, Texas, Liz Livingston, RN, coordinates hereditary screening and diagnostic testing for patients and their families. She has worked in nursing for 22 years, including a background in clinical oncology. She writes about hereditary health conditions for Biology Insights. Livingston guides individuals through the testing process, reviews family medical pedigrees, and helps patients prepare for discussions with genetic counselors.

Are Most Human Traits Influenced by a Single Gene?Genetics
The Genetics of Diabetes: How Genes Influence Risk Genetics
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Genetic Testing: What to Expect Genetics
Is Smoking Genetic? The Link Between Genes and Addiction Genetics
How Is Rett Syndrome Inherited? A Genetic Explanation Genetics
Why Does Autism Run in Families? A Genetic Overview Genetics
Autosomal Trisomy: Causes, Types, and Detection Genetics
What Are the Genetic Causes of Obesity?Genetics
Chromosome 15: Functions and Genetic Conditions Genetics
Ashkenazi Men: Genetic Health and Hereditary Conditions Genetics
What Is the Underlying Claim of Gene-Environment Interaction?Genetics
What Is a Polygenic Risk Score Test and How Does It Work?Tests
What Is the XO Chromosome and Turner Syndrome?Genetics
Balanced Translocation and a Successful Pregnancy: What to Know Genetics
The Phenotypes Associated With Trisomy 21 Explained Genetics
What Is an Unbalanced Translocation?Genetics
What to Know About Chromosome 21, 18, and 13 Material Genetics
ATM Mutation Cancer Risk: What It Means for You Cancer
Samoan Genetics: The Link Between Ancestry and Health Genetics
Is Basal Cell Carcinoma Hereditary?Cancer
Genetic Testing for Neurofibromatosis: What to Expect Genetics
What Is the Schizophrenia Inheritance Pattern?Genetics
Is Breast Cancer Genetic or Environmental?Cancer
Chromosomal Aneuploidy: Causes, Types, and Conditions Genetics
MSH2 Mutation: What It Means for Cancer Risk and Your Family Cancer
What Is a Microdeletion? Causes, Syndromes, and Diagnosis Genetics
Trisomy 13 and 18: Causes and Characteristics Genetics
What Genes Are on the Autism Genes List?Genetics
Is Lung Cancer Genetic? The Role of Genes and Mutations Cancer
What ‘No Aneuploidy Detected’ on Your Test Means Tests