Helena Kääriäinen

P16 Helena Kääriäinen(MD, PhD) is a specialist in medical genetics. She has done the main part of her work in The Family Federation of Finland which is a non-profit organisation providing counselling, education and information in medical genetics. Since 2003, she has been Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Turku, Finland. She is a board member of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) since 2001, and Secretary General of the society since 2004. In Finland, she has been board member and president of the Finnish Society of Medical Genetics, and a member of several national committees, including National Advisory Board of Health Care Ethics (ETENE) and National Sub-Committee on Medical Research Ethics (TUKIJA). Her research interests are rare diseases, genetic testing and counselling. She has written and edited books for medical doctors and lay people.

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• contentHead of Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Turku.