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Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC  
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Interests: Prenatal Genetics, Pediatric Genetics, Adult-Onset Genetics, Cancer Genetics

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Posterior Helical ear pits
Dec 01, 2009 04:28PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
We recommend that your daughter be evaluated by a medical geneticist, who is a physician that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of genetic disorders. A medical geneticist will perform a physical exam on your daughter as well as review the personal and family history in order to help determine if the hypoglycemia, growth, and posterior heli...
pregnancy
Dec 01, 2009 04:20PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
We recommend that you meet with a maternal fetal medicine specialist, who is physician that specializes in high risk pregnancies, to discuss the implication of both MTFHR and Factor V Leiden on pregnancy.
2 uterus 2 cervix
Dec 01, 2009 04:16PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
The causes of double uterus with double cervix are largely unknown. However, associated defects that affect the vagina, the kidneys, and less commonly, the skeleton, have been documented. As such, your girlfriend should speak to her doctor regarding any appropriate additional exams. In the simpliest sense, a hermaphrodite is an organism that has both male...
duplication of7q21.13 {large 1.68 -1.73mb} and deletion of 6p25.1 {large 208.45 - 240.91kb}
Dec 01, 2009 03:33PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
I apologize for the delay, but I was unable to find anything relevant to your son's specific abnormality. We recommend that you continue to follow up with your son's doctors, including his geneticist, as new information is being uncovered on a daily basis. You may also find some possible helpful resources at Chromosome Disorder Outreach or Syndromes without a...
possibility of twins
Dec 01, 2009 03:28PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
Fraternal twins are more common in certain ethnic populations, such as African-Americans. Certain factors may increase the risk of having twins, such as fertility treatments and a maternal history of twins. A paternal history is not likely to contribute. Hope this information is helpful.
consanguinity
Dec 01, 2009 03:26PM in the Genetics Expert Forum
Consanguinity refers to when both members of a couple are related to each other by at least one common ancestor. We all have two copies of almost every gene - one from each parent. In autosomal recessive (AR) conditions, it is typically necessary to have two mutations, one in each gene copy, to be affected. People with only a mutation in a single gene are...