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Dr. Clair Francomano heads the adult genetics program. Her clinical expertise centers on the diagnosis and management of a variety of genetic conditions in adult patients. Dr. Francomano has a particular interest in the diagnosis and management of hereditary connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos, Marfan, Loeys-Dietz and Stickler syndromes, as well as the skeletal dysplasias and other causes of short stature.
Dr. Francomano sees patients at the Harvey Institute for Human Genetics three days each week. She runs a general genetics clinic and a hereditary connective tissue disease clinic. In addition thirty-minute telephone consults can be scheduled for established patients at specified times during the week.
What is involved in a Genetics Consultation?
During your initial visit, the geneticist and genetic counselor will gather a detailed medical and family history. The geneticist examines the patient and with permission, photographs may be taken. At the end of the visit, findings are reviewed with the patient; a diagnosis is established, confirmed, or ruled out; and any management recommendations are made. A typical genetics consultation will last 1-2 hours.
How Long Will It Take to Get an Appointment?
As with most specialty medical offices, we are currently scheduling new patients 2-3 months ahead of time.
How Do I Schedule An Appointment?
Please contact us directly at 443-849-3131 or e-mail enichols@gbmc.org.
Helpful Online Resources:
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Clinical Trials: www.clinicaltrials.gov: a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world
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Genetics Home Reference: provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov
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The National Organization for Rare Disorders has information on more than 1100 rare diseases: www.rarediseases.org/
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