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1949

The first public genetics clinic in Canada

In 1949, Dr. Frank Clarke Fraser, then Assistant Professor of Genetics at McGill, established the first public medical genetics clinic in any Canadian hospital. As a division within the Montreal Children's Hospital, the Department of Genetics offered specialized services to people suffering from suspected genetic disorders.

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