defined:

A short-term educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk for such a disease. Genetic counseling provides patients with information about their condition and helps them make informed decisions.

explained:

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Barbara Biesecker, M.S., of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Medical Genetics Branch, defines genetic counseling.

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