Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common inherited cardiovascular disease. FH often remains undiagnosed and untreated, leading to early heart attacks and heart disease. The genetic changes seen in FH affect how cholesterol is cleared from the body and leads to high amounts of low density lipoprotein (LDL), also referred ...

Did you know? People who come from certain areas within the province of Quebec have higher rates of carrying genetic changes related to several genetic conditions, including Cystic Fibrosis and Tay Sachs. A higher frequency of cases suggests a founder effect for different conditions specifically in the Charlevoix, Saguenay Lac-St-Jean, ...

LifeLabs Genetics is happy to announce that as of February 1st, 2019, all Panorama non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) will be processed in the genetics laboratory in Toronto, including those performed on twin, egg donor and surrogate pregnancies. These updates are part of our ongoing commitment to providing Canadians with the ...

Aside from the typical excitement and uncertainty that comes during the first few weeks of pregnancy for newly-expectant mothers, there are many decisions to be made for expecting parents when choosing how much information they want to know in regards to the health of the developing baby. For many years, ...