Klinische genetica is een medisch specialisme en een onderzoeksgebied dat zich bezighoudt met de toepassing van genetisch onderzoek in de menselijke geneeskunde en de gezondheidszorg.
Clinical Genetics is the medical specialty which provides a diagnostic service and "genetic counselling" for individuals or families with, or at risk of, conditions which may have a genetic basis. Genetic disorders can affect any body system and any age group. The aim of Genetic Services is to help those affected by, or at risk of, a genetic disorder to live and reproduce as normally as possible. ( source: Clinical Genetics Society )