The Medical Genetics Program provides risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing, when appropriate, for many different conditions that can run in families.

AS OF JUNE 29TH, 2009 OUR OFFICE WILL BE IN A NEW LOCATION
Phone/Fax numbers will remain the same.

Our New Location: OSU Polaris Innovation Centre
                                  2001 Polaris Parkway
                                  Columbus, OH 43240

 

Common Reasons for Referral to the Medical Genetics Program

There are many reasons to be referred to the Medical Genetics Program.  Some specific examples are listed below:

• Hereditary Heart Disease
• Aneurysms
• Familial aneurysms
• Isolated, early-onset aneurysms
• Familial cardiomyopathies
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Familial hypercholesterolemia (inherited levels of very high cholesterol)
• Inherited Rhythm Disorders (Dysrhythmias)

• Hereditary Bleeding Disorders (for example, Hemophilia)

• Hereditary Blood Clotting Disorders (for example, Factor V Leiden)

• Hereditary diseases of the skin, kidney, lung, and eye

• Hemochromatosis (iron overload)

• Other known genetic conditions, such as Fabry disease, Marfan syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

In addition, the Medical Genetics Program, in conjunction with the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at OSUMC, offers two multidisciplinary specialty clinics, the Hereditary Heart Rhythm Disorders Clinic and the High Risk Family Heart Clinic. 

                   Knowledge is Power: Know Your Family History of Heart Disease