Each centre is represented by an experienced clinical geneticist and a senior molecular cytogeneticist.

Typically a clinical geneticist arranges for a chromosome analysis (usually microarray based) of a patient's DNA.

Seven students in the graduate human genetics program were accompanied by their professor, Siobhan Dolan, a clinical geneticist and obstetrician.

The current head of the college is Professor Neva Haites, OBE, a clinical geneticist.

We and most other clinical geneticists never undertake any genetic testing without first providing comprehensive genetic evaluation and counseling.

"In Germany, counselors are directive, they tell couples what to do," said Dr. Robert Gorlin, a clinical geneticist at the University of Minnesota.

Specialized doctors (clinical geneticists) use LOVDs to diagnose and advise patients carrying a genetic disease.

For example, a clinical geneticist may have lists of regions for a patient that are duplicated or deleted, as determined by comparative genomic hybridization (CGH).

At this point, it becomes essential for a clinical geneticist to assist in the correct selection of tests and possible diagnosis.

Nonetheless, two clinical geneticists who co-signed Dr. Vogelstein's report expressed concern about how an expanded testing program might be perceived both outside and within the Ashkenazi community.