Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP)

Lab Genetic Counselor/Variant Interpretation 🧬#GeneChat🔬Seen Star Wars too many times 🎬 She/ her - all opinions are my own

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

A good chart note w/ patient phenotype details can help turn a VUS into likely pathogenic or likely benign! We love getting that info in the lab; it can help both your patient and those in the future #GeneChat

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

@MsLadyJo Thank you, Jo!

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

Does anyone have a good resource for how to submit CEUs for recertification? I’m wondering about how to submit for presentations I’ve given at work and a few other things. Any info at all is appreciated! #genechat

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

Prenatal GC friends, do you have any good resources for comparing MSS vs. NIPS detection rates for T21 T18 and T13? #GeneChat

[Dena DNA @DenaTalksDNA]

A quick #APOE4 refresher because we’re about to get a lot of questions on it #GeneChat…
(Thanks @LayniedratchC)

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

Doctor: *places weirdest genetic testing order I have ever seen then immediately goes on a two month vacation* #GeneChat

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

@larissapeck @kennedyborle @NSGC_SNG_SIG I appreciate it, thank you! It looks like I’m not able to send you a dm, though.

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

Does anyone have a guide to CEUs and recertification? I’ve been attending free CEU webinars all year (and filling out the mandatory surveys with my NSGC ID) but only two have shown up in my CEU portal. #genechat

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

@kennedyborle @NSGC_SNG_SIG Thank you!

[Josh Shapiro @JoshShapiroPA]

Real freedom prevailed in Pennsylvania. I’m humbled and proud to be your next Governor.

[John Fetterman @JohnFetterman]

It's official. I will be the next U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.

We bet on the people of Pennsylvania - and you didn’t let us down 

And I won’t let you down. Thank you.

[Aishwarya Arjunan, MS, MPH, CGC,CPH (she/her/hers) @aishuarjun]

To all my #Pennsylvanians: Please get out and vote. I wish I could still vote in PA but Dr. Oz cant be the next Senator for PA. My win for the day is convincing one of my besties from high school to convince her mom to go out & vote bc every Pennsylvanian needs to! #Vote

[Liz Sheehan @bizbiz93]

I'm a genetic counselor, and I'm voting to protect abortion rights in PA, move towards a universal healthcare system, and strengthen the lower and middle classes. I'm voting for @JoshShapiroPA @JohnFetterman and @SummerForPA #Vote #VoteBlueToday

[Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach]

flirting after age 30

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

@DevinShuman @Labcorp I remember seeing MR used in a GC job description a few years ago…made me wonder what else is outdated at that clinic 😬

[C14 News | EN @c14english]

🚨🇮🇷#Iran: Reports coming from Tehran that the city is liberated and the Islamic regime has lost control of almost all areas.

[emma ✨ @atthesamemoon19]

Hi #GeneChat, please join us in urging @GeneticCouns to add a high-grade mask requirement to their COVID policies for #NSGC22 by signing: https://t.co/PnJGptCqDs. We are a group of GCs concerned about this significant hole in risk mitigation at the annual conference. 1/n

[Dr Madeleine Pownall @maddi_pow]

It happened! A reviewer suggested that I familiarise myself with the work of Pownall et al (2019, 2020) to understand the field better 🤪

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Patient: “I think it’s just reflux”

Narrator: It was not just reflux

[ely kreimendahl @ElyKreimendahl]

sorry i didn’t answer your call. i don’t do that

[Liz Melchionna, MS, CGC, CG(ASCP) @DNAntics]

@KatieChurch_GC Love to see it! 🙌 Sometimes phenotype data can make ALL the difference in pushing a VUS to LP or LB.