Medical Genetics
Prixus Medical offers counseling on medical genetics to help diagnose and treat different conditions from Prenatal Screening to other major conditions seen in adults with memory problems, cardiovascular diseases and genetic skin disorders. We also can identify and determine disease risk in many conditions. Often, patients identified to be high risk, may need additional Genetic Testing to better stratify their risk. We are experts in determining risk across a variety of conditions including: Cancer Risk, Diabetes Risk, COPD Risk, Heart Disease Risk, Osteoporosis Risk and Dementia / Alzheimer’s / Parkinson’s Risk.
Pre-Natal Diagnostic Program provides advanced prenatal genetic testing and risk assessment in pregnancies that may have higher risk. We specialize in: High Risk Pregnancies, Genetic Counseling and Early Screening for Abnormalities.
The Cardiovascular Genetics program offers comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for all forms of hereditary or genetic cardiovascular disease. Inherited cardiovascular diseases include the cardiomyopathies, the inherited rhythm disorders including Long QT syndrome, vascular syndromes and coronary artery disease. We offer comprehensive risk assessment allowing patients to make more informed decisions regarding long term prevention and management of their disease. We offer clinical expertise in:
Skin Disorder program offers expert consultation in the diagnosis and management of children and adults with complex, hereditary disorders that primarily affect the skin. There are more than 400 inherited or hereditary genetic skin disorders in which the genetic alteration results in issues involving the skin, hair and nails. Some Common Genetic Skin Diseases that we evaluate:
Prixus Medical also can assist patients in the diagnosis of their memory problems and offer disease diagnosis and treatment strategies. We specialize in:
Pre-Natal Diagnostic Program provides advanced prenatal genetic testing and risk assessment in pregnancies that may have higher risk. We specialize in: High Risk Pregnancies, Genetic Counseling and Early Screening for Abnormalities.
The Cardiovascular Genetics program offers comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for all forms of hereditary or genetic cardiovascular disease. Inherited cardiovascular diseases include the cardiomyopathies, the inherited rhythm disorders including Long QT syndrome, vascular syndromes and coronary artery disease. We offer comprehensive risk assessment allowing patients to make more informed decisions regarding long term prevention and management of their disease. We offer clinical expertise in:
- Lipid disorders
- Hypertension
- Weight Loss
- Nutritional Prevention of Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathies
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Marfan's Syndrome
- Inherited Aneurysm Syndromes
- Long QT and Inherited Arrhythmias
- Inherited Lipid Disorders
- Inherited Valve Disorders
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Sudden Death Syndromes
Skin Disorder program offers expert consultation in the diagnosis and management of children and adults with complex, hereditary disorders that primarily affect the skin. There are more than 400 inherited or hereditary genetic skin disorders in which the genetic alteration results in issues involving the skin, hair and nails. Some Common Genetic Skin Diseases that we evaluate:
- Albinism
- Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
- Ectodermal Dysplasia
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Ichthyosis
- Incontinentia Pigmenti
- Neurofibromatosis
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Xeroderma Pigmentosum
Prixus Medical also can assist patients in the diagnosis of their memory problems and offer disease diagnosis and treatment strategies. We specialize in:
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Frontotemporal Dementia
- Huntington’s Disease
- ALS
- HIV-Related Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Aphasia
- Vascular Dementia