Dr Melita Irving
20.08.20
Genetista clinico
Prenatal screening tests: are they accurate?
Genetic screening is designed to give reassurance to those hoping to have a child. Unlike genetic testing, genetic screening is done 'blind' and without any indication of a potential genetic disorder being passed to a child. Clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving explains prenatal screening and clarifies it's accuracy.
Dr Melita Irving
23.01.19
Genetista clinico
Achondroplasia: facts from an expert
Achondroplasia might not be a word you are familiar with, but everyone would recognise its effects. Leading clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving gives us the facts about the leading cause of dwarfism.
Dr Melita Irving
27.02.18
Genetista clinico
Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February every year, with the goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. Dr Irving is a clinical geneticist with a specialist interest in skeletal dysplasia. Here, in an interview with Guy’s and St Thomas’, she explains what her research involves.
Dr Melita Irving
23.02.18
Genetista clinico
Have you had genetic testing and don’t know what the results mean?
Genetic testing is becoming somewhat of a fad, with skincare companies offering products based on your genetic makeup, and even wine companies matching your DNA to your ideal tipple. But are these tests really reliable? Clinical geneticist Dr Melita Irving breaks it down for us.
Dr Melita Irving
26.07.17
Genetista clinico
Che tipo di lavoro fa un genetista clinico?
Dr Melita Irving è un genetista clinico. Qui spiega a Top Doctors cosa fa e che tipo di pazienti è in grado di aiutare.
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