Genetics, in plain language
Genes, chromosomes, variants and inheritance: the vocabulary you need before anything else makes sense.
Genetic education
Complex genetic topics, in plain language.
You don't need to understand genetics before you begin. These are the topics that come up most often. Pick one and Dimmibiro will walk you through it, at your pace and in your language.
Watch: empowering patients
Where do you turn for answers?
How Dimmibiro helps patients and families prepare: tailored answers for conditions like Alport or Lynch syndrome, guidance that educates but never diagnoses, and a conversation that always leads back to a medical professional.
Foundations Results How to read a genetic report
Pathogenic, benign, variant of uncertain significance: what the categories on a report actually mean.
Risk Genetic risk is not genetic certainty
Penetrance, susceptibility and why a genetic change rarely means a guaranteed outcome.
Foundations Building a family health history
What to ask relatives, what to write down, and why three generations is the usual target.
Family planning Carrier screening before starting a family
What carrier status means, when screening is offered and what results imply for partners.
Foundations Getting the most from a genetic counselling appointment
The questions worth preparing, and what a counsellor can and cannot tell you.
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