Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Genetic Services

Conditions We Evaluate

Common Reasons for a Pediatric or Adult Genetics Referral

  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Developmental delay
  • Intellectual disability       
  • Growth concerns
    • Syndromic failure to thrive
    • Short stature
    • Obesity
    • Overgrowth/hemihyperplasia
    • Macrocephaly
  • Chromosome disorders   
  • Multiple congenital anomalies/birth “defects”  
  • Atypical facies/ “dysmorphic” features
  • Results interpretation/discussion visit                 
  • Rare syndromes                                          
  • Seizures genetics
  • Connective tissue disorders 
    • Marfan syndrome
    • Aortopathy/aortic dilation
    • Vascular EDS (we cannot accept referrals for Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/joint hypermobility at this time)
  • Personal/family history of
    • Cardiomyopathy/arrhythmia
    • Retinal/eye disorders
    • Other possible genetic disorders

Common Reasons for a Cancer Genetics Referral

  • You or a close relative have or had colon, ovarian, pancreatic, uterine, stomach, or metastatic prostate cancer
  • You were diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50, or have had multiple breast cancers
  • A close relative was diagnosed with breast cancer before age 50
  • You have 10 or more gastrointestinal polyps
  • You have multiple family members diagnosed with breast, colon, uterine, or gastrointestinal cancers before age 50
  • You have another type of cancer and want to know if genetic 

Talk to your doctor about whether a referral is appropriate.