We the #GeneticCounsellors #OncoGeneticist & #GenomeAnalysts at @TataMemorial and @ACTREC_TMC try to know your, your disease, your genes and your family to keep you & your family safe from cancer. Ask us or tell us whatever you want to .@RajivSarin5 @tejaswi_kanala

We have found several Founder Mutations in BRCA1/2 and other genes in diverse south Asian communities. Will share our findings for the #Manipuri #Meitei community and how this information can be used for cancer prevention .@RajivSarin5.

Our Flagship National Event focuses this year on Less Well Known Genes & VUS. Genetic Counselors, Oncologists and NGS people hurry: Early Bird Registration closes 31December.

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi and Happy Onam to the friends and well wishes let’s of the TMC Cancer Genetics Clinic & Lab and all our patients and their families we strive to help

Last 5 days to apply for this exciting opportunity for the 1 yr PG Diploma in Cancer Genetics & Counseling. See details for course structure, eligibility and faculty. Stipend 37000/Month.

RT @HeidiRehm: Our @TheACMG WG will give guidance on when labs should and should not report VUS, including the use of VUS subclasses coming….

If you want to learn from experts in a comprehensive cancer genetics initiative and gain proficiency to start your practice then apply.

RT @cellularlife: May I add that you have an absolutely fantastic and humane team of professionals at the genetics clinic. This thoughtful….

From these pics can you say which is Sunset or Sunrise?.#genetictest report of a mutation too doesn’t mean sunset in life.It may be a sunrise where knowledge gives power of taking actions to .-prevent cancer .-early detection.-tailor treatment for cure.-prevent cancers in family

#Mulberry from #HomeGarden of @RajivSarin5.

RT @RajivSarin5: We seek feedback from all stakeholders on our proposed 1 yr PG Diploma in Cancer Genetics & counselling.We want to hear fr….

Our hands on NGS workshop has come to an end! . We had the honour of interacting with several clinicians of oncology, pathologists, biochemists & PhD students. We wish them luck in setting up their own labs and/or starting in the cancer genetics space! Onto the conference, now!

The wait is finally over! We are all ready to start our pre conference Hands On NGS workshop at @CRI_ACTREC tomorrow. Cant wait for an exciting two days of learning to begin! . Showing off our mascot 🧬🐘🐘.A ‘paradox’ical ambassador for discussion on genetic cancers, perhaps?🤔

RT @RajivSarin5: 6th Indian Cancer Genetics Conf & Workshop @ACTREC_TMC @TataMemorial 23-25 Feb 2024 Genetic Counsellors/Oncologists/Medica….

Similar to any genetics clinic, germline cancer genetics takes its cues from recording & observing pedigrees. We dove back in time to our early experiences in cancer genetics when gene testing was barely available and patient history was all the data. Pedigrees from our archives

As medical genetics forges forward embracing molecular biology, pedigrees still form cornerstone of its practise. The standardised pedigree nomenclature update for facilitating sex and gender inclusivity has been proposed in 2022.

20th century eugenics paved way to understanding and studying heritability of disease which led to increasing interest in development of medical genetics as an independent field owing to huge contributions of physicians like Dr Madge Thurlow Malkin

Another interesting pedigree representation was that of the Germans' Sippschaftstafel where the proband was placed in the centre and his/her relations radiated outward.

Two schools of thought predominated pedigree making in the 20th century .📌 The Galton-Pearson pedigrees proposed use of Mars and Venus as symbols for male and female ⚧️ .📌 While the Eugenics Education Society and the Eugenics Record Office used squares and circles⏺️⏹️.

Earliest records of pedigrees date back to the late 19th century as the eugenics movement gathered force in the UK. Francis Galton, the pioneer of eugenics in his first work published a pedigree showing the inheritance of genius without use of cryptic symbols