Genetics & Genetic Counselling

Pharmacogenomics

Curious how you’ll react to a particular medication? The truth is that your genes can play a big role. With pharmacogenomic testing, you’ll discover which medications and dosages may be most effective for you—and least likely to cause negative side-effects.

Pharmacogenomic Testing at Medcan includes:

• A consultation with a genetic counsellor that includes a thorough review of your personal and family medication history
• Predicted responses to more than 200 medications
• Recommendations for optimizing medication treatment and avoiding adverse drug reactions

View Fact Sheet – Pharmacogenomics

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing

Support your baby’s future health with the verifi™ prenatal test by Illumina. Quick and non-invasive, this blood test can accurately detect chromosomal abnormalities in your fetus as early as 10 weeks’ gestation.

Pre-Pregnancy Genetic Testing

If you’re trying to conceive or are early in your pregnancy, Pre-Pregnancy Genetic Testing can expose rare genetic diseases carried by you and/or your partner that could eventually impact your child’s health.

Proactive Genetic Screening – Cancer

If you have had a personal diagnosis of cancer, a more targeted genetic test may be applicable for you.

Proactive Genetic Screening gives results that are medically actionable. Using a blood or saliva sample, this testing provides you with an understanding of your risks for hereditary cancers. Identifying these risks allows your healthcare team to take proactive next steps to best manage your health – all with the guidance of a certified genetic counsellor.

Proactive Genetic Screening – Cancer offers you:

• DNA analysis to determine if you’re at an increased risk for over 25 inherited cancer conditions
• In-person consultation with a genetic counsellor before and after testing
• Preventative next steps to reduce your disease impact, and facilitation of care for positive results (such as additional screening and referrals to specialists for ongoing management)

This screening includes analysis of over 60 hereditary cancer genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, as well as the five genes associated with Lynch Syndrome.

View Fact Sheet – Proactive Genetic Screening – Cancer

Proactive Genetic Screening – Cardiac

Proactive Genetic Screening gives results that are medically actionable. Using a blood or saliva sample, this testing provides you with an understanding of your risks for hereditary heart disease. Identifying these risks allows your healthcare team to take proactive next steps to best manage your health – all with the guidance of a certified genetic counsellor.

Proactive Genetic Screening – Cardiac offers you:

• DNA analysis to determine if you’re at an increased risk for over 15 inherited cardiac conditions
• Consultation with a genetic counsellor before and after testing
• Preventive next steps to reduce your disease impact, and facilitation of care for positive results (such as additional testing or screening, and referrals to specialists for ongoing management)