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Clinical Genetics and Medical Ethics Lab
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The lab conducts research and education on genomic medicine and on genetic counseling, which supports people with concerns about genetics.
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Education and research integrating clinical genetics and medical ethics
The Clinical Genetics and Medical Ethics Lab studies medical care related to genetics and the genetic counseling that supports it.
To pursue research and education, the Department of Clinical Genetics at Hokkaido University Hospital joined the Graduate School of Medicine as a lab in April 2023.
The lab collaborates with the hospital's various clinical departments to provide genetic medicine, and also aims to improve genetic medicine across Hokkaido through remote genetic counseling using ICT.
Since the 2024 academic year, it has run a program to train certified genetic counselors in the Public Health course of the Master's program in the Division of Medical Science.
Key terms
- Genetic counseling
- Providing information and psychological support so that individuals and their families can understand genetic conditions and tests and make their own decisions
- Certified genetic counselor
- A specialist who practices genetic counseling professionally and holds a qualification certified by an academic society
- Genomic medicine
- Medical care that examines each person's genetic information (genome) and uses the results in diagnosing and treating disease
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The lab carries out education and research that integrate clinical genetics and medical ethics. Its research covers prenatal testing, genomic medicine, remote genetic counseling, and genetic testing for intractable diseases and undiagnosed diseases.
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The lab's staff consists of a professor, physicians who hold concurrent positions from the clinical departments of Hokkaido University Hospital, and full-time certified genetic counselors. The hospital's board-certified clinical geneticists also join in supervising graduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakahiro Yamada
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