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These resources are concise summaries for clinicians on genomic disorders, technologies or topics. They all feature a bottom line with key takeaway messages and relevant resources.

A GECKO on the run is about 2-3 pages in length and is meant to highlight practical clinical information for non-genomics clinicians, such as:

  • What is the condition/topic/technology?
  • What are the Red Flags to consider a genetic assessment?
  • What does the genetic test result mean?
  • How will genetic testing help you and your patient?
  • Are there benefits, harms or limitations to genetic testing?
  • What are the recommended surveillance and management guidelines?

Cancer genomics

  • Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
  • Lynch Syndrome

Cardiogenomics

  • Factor V Leiden
  • Familial hypercholesterolemia
  • Heritable thoracic aortic disease
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Long QT syndrome

Neurogenomics

  • Alzheimer disease
  • Autism spectrum disorder (replaced by neurodevelopmental disorders)
  • Epilepsy
  • Huntington disease
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and genomics

Neuromuscular

  • Myotonic dystrophy type 1

More genomic topics

  • Direct-to-consumer genetic testing
  • Genomic test results
  • Hereditary Hemochromatosis
  • Hypermobility spectrum disorder and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Type 2 diabetes

Prenatal and preconception genomics

  • Chromosomal microarray (prenatal)
  • Consanguinity
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing

Technologies

  • Chromosomal microarray
  • Chromosomal microarray (prenatal)
  • Direct-to-consumer genetic testing
  • Genomic test results
  • Non-invasive prenatal testing

 

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A Guide to understanding prenatal screening

A Guide to understanding prenatal screening

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The GEC-KO team will be presenting at the 2021 University of Ottawa’s Annual Refresher Course

Family history is the first genetic test.

Check out this latest study trialing an innovative strategy for collecting family history in primary care. 

Carroll et al Ann Fam Med 2025;23:399-406.

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