University Genetics

Main Campus

Address

1932 Alcoa Highway

Building C, Suite 290

Knoxville, TN 37920

Phone

865-305-9030

Fax

865-305-6675

Our Services

  • Diagnostic and genetic counseling services
  • Management recommendations for children and adults who are affected by, have a family history of, or are suspected of having a genetic condition

The benefits of genetic evaluation and testing (if appropriate) include the ability to:

  • Identify risk of disease for patients and their family members
  • Reevaluate undiagnosed adult patients using new testing not available in their childhood years
  • Alter clinical management
  • Shorten the time to diagnosis and prevent misdiagnoses
  • Determine if patients are eligible to participate in clinical trials
  • Provide information about support resources such as patient advocacy organizations, disability

Conditions we commonly see include:

  • Cardiovascular genetics
    • Inherited arrythmias: Long QT Brugada
    • Arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
    • Dilated (DCM) or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
    • Familial Thoracic Aortic aneurysms and dissections (TAAD)
    • Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome
    • Familial hypercholesterolemia
  • Neurogenetics
    • Hereditary neuropathies: Charcot Marie Tooth
    • Hereditary Ataxias and movement disorders: Dystonia
    • Early onset dementias: Alzheimer, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), CADISIL, Huntington
    • Neurofibromatosis, Tuberous sclerosis
    • Neuromuscular disorders: SMA, inherited muscular dystrophies, ALS
    • Seizures of unknown cause
  • Early onset hearing loss
    • Hereditary vision loss: Retinitis pigmentosa and related disorders
    • Familial periodic fevers
  • Polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
  • Alpha 1 Antitrypsin
  • Dysmorphology and chromosome disorders
  • Intellectual disability (including mild ID) and/or autism with or without physical abnormalities/dysmorphic features including those with last test date >3-5 years age

To learn more, or to schedule an appointment, please contact us.

Prepare for Your Visit

Address

1932 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920

Where we are

Building C, Suite 290

parking

Parking Garage G or Parking Garage 4

Map of The University of Tennessee Medical Center

About Us

At University Genetics our board-certified medical geneticist provides general genetics consultation.