Board-certified genetic counselor teaches patients, providers their ACGT’s
Lorrell White is a local genetic counselor with Natera. With her training in medical genetics, she guides patients seeking more information about the effects of inherited diseases. She also interprets genetic test results based on a patient's personal and family history. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“Genetics is becoming more and more integrated in lots of different areas, and there are now ways we can test a patient to know what drugs are going to work better for them,” says Memphian Lorrell White.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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