Linlea Armstrong

BSc, MD

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Medical Geneticist and Medical Director, Provincial Medical Genetics Program, BC Women's Hospital
Associate Head Clinical, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Most of my time is spent in the clinical setting caring for patients with genetic concerns, who often have rare problems. I seek to determine the diagnosis. Sometimes we can intervene to prevent complications, or minimize their impact.

Much of my research has focused on describing and defining rare genetic conditions. This often involves careful consideration of a patient, with comparison and contrast to other patients known to my clinical collaborators, or other patients described in the literature. When patients present with problems not yet diagnosed, I try to predict the involved gene based on the findings, and collaborate with a lab-based geneticist to confirm the mutation.

I’m interested in determining the best way of delivering health care to patients with genetic concerns, and have several ongoing research projects addressing this in patients with inborn predispositions to tumour development.