In the New York Times this week, coverage on an unusual case. NYT reporter Heather Murphy wrote about the story of a man whom researchers are studying because he had received a stem cell transplant, and subsequent DNA testing revealed unusual results.

You will find many articles online and shows on TV telling you all you can learn from DNA testing. You won’t find much about what DNA can’t tell you, so I’ll review a few of the common test types and talk about the details not often mentioned.

Once a year, we celebrate Genetic Counselor Awareness Day! That day is upon us!

Umbilical cord blood donation allows a type of stem cell transplant.

Are you hoping to locate biological family via records search, DNA testing, or possibly both?

There are many varieties of DNA testing, some that are extensive scans of your DNA and some that provide focused or partial information.

US customers of 23andMe can request reimbursement for part of their testing.

Severance Magazine is a resource for the growing group of individuals who learn they have been separated by biological relatives.

There are four other types of sibling relationships with variations of DNA sharing.

Sometimes I fear the media attention of direct-to-consumer test in recent years comes at the expense of the most vulnerable in society: children and adults living with rare disease.