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• Help Celebrate Trisomy 9 Awareness Day

  On Trisomy 9 Awareness Day, learn about this rare genetic condition and the groundbreaking work at Lurie Children's. Discover how specialized care, research, and family support are making a difference for children with Trisomy 9 and related chromosome 9 variations.

• Show Your Stripes® This Rare Disease Day

  Learn about Rare Disease Day and help raise awareness and support individuals and families affected by rare health conditions. Explore challenges, resources, and Lurie Children's Hospital's efforts in rare disease diagnosis, treatment and research.

• How Genetic Counselors Help Families: From Pediatric Care to Research

  Genetic counselors are experts in genetics and how it impacts our health and development. Learn more about who they are, what they do and how they may help you and your family.

• What Parents Need to Know About Newborn Screening

  Newborn screening can help keep babies healthy and identify health conditions early. Learn more about these tests and what to expect.  

• Rare Disease Day Invites You to Show Your Stripes®

  Learn about Rare Disease Day, observed globally to raise awareness and support individuals and families affected by rare health conditions. Explore challenges, resources, and Lurie Children's Hospital's efforts in rare disease diagnosis, treatment, and research.

• Genetic Testing in Cardiology Frequently Asked Questions

  Lurie Children's experts answer the most frequently asked questions about genetic testing and screening to help you understand and manage your family's cardiovascular health. 

• Genes, Genetics and Genetic Counselors

  Genetic counseling can be a valuable resource for individuals and families facing genetic conditions. Learn more about the diverse roles of clinical, laboratory, and research genetic counselors at Lurie Children's.

• Williams Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Support

  May is dedicated to increasing the understanding of Williams syndrome, fostering research interest for improved treatments, and further supporting patients and families.

• All About Rare Diseases and Genetic Disorders in Children

  In the US a rare disease is defined as a health condition affecting 200,000 people or less.

• Lurie Children’s Genetic Counselors Say“ Happy Birthday, Rosalind Franklin!”

  Genetic counselors recognize how Rosalind Franklin’s discovery laid the foundation for what we know about the connection between genetics and health today.

• Advances in Genetic Testing Improve Diagnoses of Rare Conditions

  Today's genetic testing toolkit has greatly expanded. 

• Genetics Sheds Light on Cancer Risk

  A young girl was referred to Lurie Children's for surgery after her pediatrician felt a mass in her abdomen during a routine checkup. The mass was a cystic nephroma.

• Importance of Medical Foods and the Alphabet Soup of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

  For people with inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) medical foods are a necessity, much more than a recommendation for good health. 

• What to Know About Prenatal Genetic Counseling

  When a prenatal diagnosis is made, families meet with a prenatal genetic counselor from one of our many pediatric specialty clinics.

• All Eyes on Gene Therapy

  In the past few years, exciting new therapies and clinical trials for genetic eye (ocular) conditions have emerged all over the world.

• National DNA Day - DNA Facts & History

  Learn about DNA Day and the importance of the discovery of DNA.