# Implementation of human genetic counseling in the MZEB (Medical Center for Adults with disabilities) at the psychiatric LVR Clinic Bedburg-Hau

## TL;DR

A new collaboration between a medical center and a genetics institute provides genetic counseling for adults with intellectual disabilities.

## Contribution

The establishment of interdisciplinary consultation hours for genetic counseling in a specialized medical center for adults with disabilities.

## Key findings

- A collaboration was initiated between MZEB and the Institute of Human Genetics in 2023.
- Interdisciplinary consultation hours were established to offer genetic counseling and testing.
- Preliminary results from this new structure are being reported.

## Abstract

Outpatient diagnostics for adult patients with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders were significantly improved when ‘Medical Centers for Adults with Disabilities’ (MZEB) were established in 2015 in accordance with a new law (§ 119c SGB V). Due to the multi-professional nature of these MZEBs, cooperation with various specialized centers can be initiated. Accordingly, in 2023, a cooperation between the MZEB in the LVR-Clinic Bedburg-Hau and the Institute of Human Genetics, Heinrich-Heine University (HHU) Düsseldorf was initiated. Interdisciplinary consultation hours for adult patients have been established in Bedburg-Hau offering genetic counselling and testing to identify the underlying genetic entity. We will introduce this new structure and report preliminary results.