The One in a Million Podcast
from Novartis Canada Medical Affairs
My patient’s genetic test was negative: now what? – Conversation with Dr. Linda Hiraki
You last listened April 4, 2024
Sometimes clinicians are faced with negative genetic results in patients where autoinflammatory disease is highly suspected. Dr. Linda Hiraki walks us through what the next steps should be for these patients.
Our host, Dr Michelle Batthish (Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics' Division of Rheumatology at McMaster University) invites you to listen into the first episode of the first series of the One in a Million Podcast, which will serve as a background and introduction into the world of autoinflammation.
Dr. Linda Hiraki is a Clinician-Scientist in the Division of Rheumatology and Scientist in the Genetics & Genome Biology program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Dr. Hiraki completed her clinical training in paediatrics and rheumatology at SickKids and went on to pursue research training at the Harvard School of Public Health where she completed a Masters and Doctor of Science in Epidemiology. Dr. Hiraki holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Genetics of Rare Systemic Inflammatory Diseases. She is coordinating a large, international collaborative studies on the genetics of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic inflammatory diseases.