All the answers needed by those facing genetic counseling and testing
Dear friends of AICARM,
This thematic sheet represents a sort of vademecum for all patients who turn to specialists to identify – if it exists – the genetic origin of their cardiomyopathy and ask questions about the times and methods of the consultation, the characteristics and effectiveness of the tests and what to do after having possibly identified a genetic mutation.
Dr. Francesca Girolami, a geneticist at the Cardiogenetics laboratory of the Meyer pediatric hospital, has summarized in fifteen questions and as many answers the doubts, uncertainties, and perplexities that have emerged during her long professional career.
The result is a short but essential manual of instruction, but also of reassurance, since it is reassuring to learn that your problem has already been faced and resolved on many occasions.
The President
Prof. Franco Cecchi
