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GENETICS

Marvin Schwalb, PhD, Director
Franklin Desposito, MD, Medical Director

The Center for Human and Molecular Genetics is a comprehensive, university-based genetics service offering the widest range of tests, diagnosis, and counseling in New Jersey. The center has programs for the diagnosis and management of people at-risk for birth defects and inherited genetic diseases, carriers of abnormal genes, suspected carriers of abnormal genes including some cancers, and metabolic or chromosomal abnormalities. A comprehensive program focusing on adult onset genetic diseases includes testing, counseling and appropriate clinical followup. The Program's genetics professionals provide patients with a thorough, objective, and practical examination of their individualized risk factors for a number of heritable adult onset diseases.

Appointments: (973) 972-3300

Staff
James Dermody, PhD
Helio Pedro, MD
Beth Pletcher, MD
Ling-Yu Shih, MD, PhD


The Adult Onset Genetic Disease Program
'Using Your DNA to Predict Disease'
'Tailoring Medicine to the Genes'
'When Family Ties Matter'
'An in Depth Look at Deep Vein Thrombosis'


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