{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Answers from the Lab","title":"Making Informed Decisions About Genetic Testing: Carrie Lahner, M.S., CGC, and April Studinski Jones, M.S., CGC","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0bc61b96\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1130,"description":"In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by genetic counselors Carrie Lahner, M.S., CGC, and April Studinski Jones, M.S., CGC, to discuss how family medical history can inform genetic testing strategies.   \nSpecific topics of discussion include:\nThe seven main types of genetic testing, and how clinicians know when and what genetic testing to order.\nKey family history details to collect to inform decisions about genetic testing. \nHow genetic counselors collaborate with physicians and laboratorians to make testing decisions. \nRecent genetic testing advancements that are improving diagnostics. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jhRCftFebxnTMwoIbA_WoqrSKwFRD_Y2kbh0JDjhx14/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYjNj/ZDc0NTE0MWNlOWRl/YzRiN2Q3NDg2Mjg5/YWE4MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}