Focus on a specific condition
Type a condition you have been diagnosed with, or one that is suspected, into the personalisation bar on the home screen. Dimmibiro then answers with information specific to that condition, for example Alport syndrome.
How to use Dimmibiro
A step-by-step guide for patients and families.
Dimmibiro helps you find the information you need before, during and after a genetic counselling appointment. Here is how to get the most from it.
Quick start
Get ready in four simple steps.
- 01
Sign in and choose your language
Pick English, Turkish or Italian at the top of the screen. Write in another language and Dimmibiro replies in it.
- 02
Tell Dimmibiro your condition
Type a diagnosed or suspected condition, such as Alport syndrome, so answers fit your situation.
- 03
Gather your family history
Use the preparation guide's questions to collect health information from your relatives.
- 04
Bring your notes to the appointment
Share what you've gathered, and the questions you still have, with your doctor or genetic counsellor.
Personalise your answers
Answers about your condition, not genetics in general.
Dimmibiro can answer with information specific to your situation instead of general genetic concepts.
General information mode
Leave the condition field empty and Dimmibiro answers your questions using general principles of medical genetics. You can add a condition at any time.
Before your appointment
The preparation guide.
Inside Dimmibiro, the guide page helps you arrive at a genetic counselling appointment knowing the words, the family history and the questions to ask.
Words you may hear
- Dominant
- One changed copy of a gene, inherited from either parent, can be enough to cause the condition.
- Recessive
- The condition usually appears only when both copies of a gene are changed, one inherited from each parent.
- Carrier
- Someone with one changed copy of a gene for a recessive condition. Carriers are usually healthy but can pass the change on.
Questions to ask your relatives
A few examples. The full list of medical and pregnancy history questions is in the guide inside Dimmibiro.
- Has anyone in the family been diagnosed with a genetic or long-term condition? Who, and at what age?
- Did anyone have serious health problems unusually early in life?
- Have there been miscarriages, stillbirths or babies born with health problems?
- Has anyone in the family had genetic testing, and what did it show?
- Where do both sides of the family come from?
Bring it to your appointment
Take the family history you collected and the questions you still have to your appointment, and share them with your doctor or genetic counsellor.
Dimmibiro is for information and education. It does not diagnose, and it reminds you to speak with a medical genetics specialist or genetic counsellor before any health decision.
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