The Center for Individualized Medicine Grand Rounds lecture series is designed to highlight the latest in scientific discovery and innovation in translating Individualized Medicine to meet current and future patient needs.  The audience will consist of staff physicians and researchers, residents and fellows, genetic counselors, and allied health staff. Grand Rounds is scheduled the second Thursday of every month and is webcast to locations throughout the Mayo Clinic enterprise, reaching hundreds of individuals in Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona. 

Course objectives:

1) Verbalize the critical assessments involved with variant annotation

2) Describe the clinical components involved with assessing a genetic variant

3) Outline the variant annotation process in the context of laboratory case examples

Understanding Genetic Variant Annotation: The Laboratory Genetic Counselor Perspective

Brittany C. Thomas, M.S., CGC

Genetic Counselor Supervisor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Instructor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, College of Medicine,
Certified Genetic Counselor, Molecular Genetics Laboratory

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.