Forty years ago, scientists were seeking the answer to a complex question: what is a gene? Much progress has been made since then. From the 1953 discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the material from which genes are made, the road was paved for virtually everything that constitutes modern human genetic study. Today, physicians and scientists from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University are on the forefront of what has been called one of the most profound developments of medical science. Through combined efforts of our own experts, and their colleagues throughout the world, we are poised on the verge of discovering not only ways to test for the presence of disease but, perhaps, new ways to prevent or even cure disease right at its source.

The Center for Human Genetics, a unique collaboration between clinicians of UH Case Medical Center and researchers of Case Western Reserve University, is your link to this promising new era in human genetics. Our interdisciplinary center brings together the expertise of six medical geneticists, three clinical laboratory geneticists, seven genetic counselors, and eight research human geneticists specializing in clinical and molecular genetics. This team of specialists is supported by state-of-the-art technology in the center's laboratories that focus on clinical cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics and prenatal screening.

A Complete Range of Services

• Expert up-to-date diagnosis and consultation for patients with hereditary or familial disorders
• Genetic counseling for individuals at risk for genetic conditions
• Management of metabolic and genetic disorders
• Patient care provided at University Hospitals of Cleveland, including University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
• Prenatal diagnostic counseling and coordination of testing services

Learn more about the Center for Human Genetics.