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European Congress of Endocrinology 2021

Online
22 May 2021 - 26 May 2021

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The European Congress of Endocrinology provides a global platform for the international endocrine community to discuss the latest advances in the field.

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Meet The Expert 15: Challenges in genetic counseling for hereditary endocrine neoplasia syndromes

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Challenges in genetic counseling for hereditary endocrine neoplasia syndromes

Karhu Auli

Genetic counseling has long been an integral component of the care of individuals and families with hereditary endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Molecular biology has made a great progress during the past years, and genetic testing and genetic counseling have received more and more public attention. The recent progress, especially in the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology allows multiple genes or even the whole-genome to be sequenced with high resolution and speed. Nowad...