This article contains the author's views on genetic counseling in cases concerning the epidermolysis bullosa syndromes. The provision of genetic counseling entails absolutes such as diagnosis, natural history, treatment, mode of inheritance, recurrence risks/prenatal diagnosis and referral. The genetic counselor needs to be informed and informative and answer all the needs of the patients and their families reliably both at the initial consultation and subsequently as needed over the course of the patient's life.
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