Many bone or joint disorders and inflammatory disorders have a genetic origin. This specialty covers a wide range of pathologies such as Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.
Diseases related to deregulation of the immune system are increasingly prevalent and are due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic tests allow to know predisposition to these autoimmune diseases and to take actions to reduce that risk or to detect them earlier.
Another group of very common diseases are bone-related diseases, which cause abnormalities in skeleton and joints that can seriously interfere with normal growth and development. Identifying the genetic cause allows for proper medical approach and individualized treatment. In addition, genetic tests also help identifying other affected family members and planning pregnancies to prevent their transmission to the offspring.

Bone and joint pain, low stature, or fractures are often suspicious of facing a bone disorder. Diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, characterized by extremely fragile bones, or osteopetrosis, in which bones have an abnormally high density, are two examples of inherited disorders that can be detected with genetic studies.