Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP)

A good chart note w/ patient phenotype details can help turn a VUS into likely pathogenic or likely benign! We love getting that info in the lab; it can help both your patient and those in the future #GeneChat

@MsLadyJo Thank you, Jo!

@DNAntics Sounds like you’re looking for information on how to report PACs. Unfortunately, I don’t think presentations count anymore. You can find the currently approved PACs here abgc.net/Portals/0/Appr…

Does anyone have a good resource for how to submit CEUs for recertification? I’m wondering about how to submit for presentations I’ve given at work and a few other things. Any info at all is appreciated! #genechat

Prenatal GC friends, do you have any good resources for comparing MSS vs. NIPS detection rates for T21 T18 and T13? #GeneChat

A quick #APOE4 refresher because we’re about to get a lot of questions on it #GeneChat… (Thanks @LayniedratchC)

Doctor: *places weirdest genetic testing order I have ever seen then immediately goes on a two month vacation* #GeneChat

@larissapeck @kennedyborle @NSGC_SNG_SIG I appreciate it, thank you! It looks like I’m not able to send you a dm, though.

@kennedyborle @DNAntics @NSGC_SNG_SIG Yes the SNG SIG does have a CEU resource! @DNAntics DM me and I’ll get a copy to you. :)

Does anyone have a guide to CEUs and recertification? I’ve been attending free CEU webinars all year (and filling out the mandatory surveys with my NSGC ID) but only two have shown up in my CEU portal. #genechat

@kennedyborle @NSGC_SNG_SIG Thank you!

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@DevinShuman @Labcorp I remember seeing MR used in a GC job description a few years ago…made me wonder what else is outdated at that clinic 😬

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Hi #GeneChat, please join us in urging @GeneticCouns to add a high-grade mask requirement to their COVID policies for #NSGC22 by signing: chng.it/F7FZKrBX4H. We are a group of GCs concerned about this significant hole in risk mitigation at the annual conference. 1/n

It happened! A reviewer suggested that I familiarise myself with the work of Pownall et al (2019, 2020) to understand the field better 🤪

Patient: “I think it’s just reflux” Narrator: It was not just reflux

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@KatieChurch_GC Love to see it! 🙌 Sometimes phenotype data can make ALL the difference in pushing a VUS to LP or LB.