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By Dr Melita Irving
20.08.20
Clinical geneticist

Prenatal screening tests: are they accurate?

Genetic screening is designed to give reassurance to those hoping to have a child. Unlike genetic testing, genetic screening is done 'blind' and without any indication of a potential genetic disorder being passed to a child. Clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving explains prenatal screening and clarifies it's accuracy.

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By Dr Melita Irving
08.10.19
Clinical geneticist

Understanding developmental delays in children

Are you worried that your child is slow in developing key skills such as walking and talking? We've asked one of our top geneticists Dr Melita Irving how to recognise symptoms of developmental delay in children and the outlook for the condition.

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By Dr Melita Irving
23.01.19
Clinical geneticist

Achondroplasia: facts from an expert

Achondroplasia might not be a word you are familiar with, but everyone would recognise its effects. Leading clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving gives us the facts about the leading cause of dwarfism.

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By Dr Melita Irving
27.02.18
Clinical geneticist

Research and advances in skeletal dysplasia management: Rare Disease Day 2018

Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February every year, with the goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. Dr Irving is a clinical geneticist with a specialist interest in skeletal dysplasia. Here, in an interview with Guy’s and St Thomas’, she explains what her research involves.

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Talking through the results of genetic testing

By Dr Melita Irving
23.02.18
Clinical geneticist

Have you had genetic testing and don’t know what the results mean?

Genetic testing is becoming somewhat of a fad, with skincare companies offering products based on your genetic makeup, and even wine companies matching your DNA to your ideal tipple. But are these tests really reliable? Clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving breaks it down for us.