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Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, commonly known as … protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. It was first introduced into the U.S. Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking off at …
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for a human. This interactive timeline … Huntingdon's disease, neurofibromatosis and other genetic disorders. More Francis Collins' Statement in … ahead of schedule. The goals include creating detailed genetic and physical maps, developing efficient strategies …
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… to the standardization of next-generation sequencing genetic tes ting. The webinar had 568 registrants, of whom … issued an update to its 1995 policy statement on pediatric genetic testing , which was published in AJHG in July . • The SIC has drafted consensus statements and guidelines on ancestry testing, which the Board of Directors will review at …
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… Brian Brooks , Chief, Unit on Pediatric, Developmental & Genetic Ophthalmology, NEI 11.30 - 12.30 pm NIH Undiagnosed … Disorders Of Childhood Section, NINDS 9.15 - 10.15 am Genetic Databases (ClinVar, dbGap, GTR) Dr. Wendy Rubinstein … - 3.30 pm Growing Success Stories of Genomics in African ancestry populations: H3Africa and Beyond Dr. Charles Rotimi …
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… Projects: Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease in Africa; Genetic Basis of Acquired Heart Disease in Africa Settara … National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH Projects: Genetic Studies of Type 2 Diabetes; 2q Deletion Syndrome; … of Hypertension and Obesity in Populations of African Ancestry Profess or Barry Freedman, M.D. Wake Forest School …
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… of Human Genetics Rhonda Schonberg, National Society of Genetic Counselors INTRODUCTION OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, NHGRI … curre nt whole -exome sequencing approaches identify a genetic variant thought to be strongly associated with a … – Polygenic Risk Scores from Populations of Diverse Ancestry (RFAs) – Lucia Hindorff Dr. Lucia Hindorff presented …
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… ( 615) and novel expected pathogenic ( 12) • 4300 European Ancestry • 2203 African Ancestry • Contribute to national … in the CSER Consortium. Genet Med. 2013. 4. Bernhardt, Genetic counselors and the future of clinical genomics. … for genomic testing. Genet Med . 2014. 9. Facio et al., A Genetic Counselor’s Guide to Using Next - Generation …
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… the phenotypic implications of these variants Integrate genetic variants into EMRs for clinical care Create community … SNPid, category, frequencies • European, African, & Asian ancestry allele data +Rasmussen -Torvik LJ, Stallings SC, … (PGx) • Multi-site test of the concept that genetic sequence information can be coupled to electronic …
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… Nature. 2016;538(7624):161-164. doi: 10.1038/538161a. Ancestry Distribution of GWAS Participants 0 20 40 60 80 100 … NEIGHBOR Consortium Glaucoma GWAS Genetic Multiple Sclerosis Association (GeneMSA) … the Environment GenADA/LONG/Imaging (Genetic Alzheimer’s  Disease Associations)  Document 31 …