The Genetic Counselling is a process that helps people to understand and adapt themselves to the medical, psychological and familiar consequences of a determined genetic condition. This process includes:
- To interpret the familiar background, and doctors to evaluate the risk of occurrence or recurrence of a determined disease.
- To educate about heredity, the available genetic tests, prevention, clinic follow-up, resources and investigation.
- To offer advice to promote informed decisions and adaptation to risk or condition.
Dra. Esther Fernández
PH.D in Biological Sciences by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Founder and Technical Director of Geniality, since she started her professional career in the field of molecular genetics more than 20 years ago, she has outstandingly taken part in the different innovations in the assisted reproduction since 1994, being a pioneer in achieving the first healthy pregnancy by using the Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)
Dr. Miguel Urioste
D in Medicine and Surgery by Universidad Complutense de Madrid, PH. D extraordinary award.
He is responsible of Familial Cancer in the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO: Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas)
He was responsible of the Clinic Genetics and Cytogenetics in the National Congenital Anomalies Register (ECEMC: Estudio Colaborativo Español de Malformaciones Congénitas)
He has published more than 150 articles in international magazines of Human Genetics, editor of various books, researcher in various projects of national and international agencies, reviser of scientific projects from the National Agency for Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP: Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva), copy editor of several scientific magazines, advisor of several doctoral thesis, investigator of the Biomedical Research Networking Centres (CIBER: Centros de Investigación Biomédica en Red) and rare diseases, etc.
