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For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… pressure as an adult. Learning about the health history of your family and sharing this information with your health … Initiative . This goal of this campaign is to have all American families learn more about their family health … How do I find a genetic professional? … Can knowing about genetics help treat disease? … How is genetic information …
Event
The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful conversation about advancements in genetic research and its implications for ​understanding race.
… ideas about race, grapple with ​the unfinished business of slavery, inspire meaningful conversation of reparations, … Institutes of Health and support from the National Human Genome Research Institute. … Virtual … Historically … Race, DNA, And Demography … The National Museum of African American History and Culture presents an insightful …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration … seen in prenatally diagnosed anomalies and the impact of genetic and metabolic disease on healthy and high risk …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … their findings in the September 2017 issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics . … While Noonan …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that certain traits or conditions are … and diabetes. See: Leading Causes of Death [cdc.gov]). All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic …
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
… Many Americans wonder if participating in genetics research or undergoing genetic testing will lead to … to participate in the research needed for the development of new tests, therapies, and cures. This page provides an … Service, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). GINA amends HIPAA to clarify that …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. … Newborn Screening, Genetic Disorder, Family … Genetic Counselor, Healthcare … Newborn screening is a set of laboratory tests performed on newborn babies to detect a set of known genetic diseases. Typically, this testing is …
Research Funding
Building upon a foundation of quantitative genetics laid over a century ago, applying modern genomic approaches to resolve how genetic and non-genetic factors shape variation in human diseases and traits.
… A major goal of human genetics is to decompose the sources of trait variation into constituent causal factors. The hope …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Lockhart, Ph.D., program director, all in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society; and Cristina Kapustij, M.S., Sonya Jooma, M.A., and … and widespread, and an area of active research. See the American Academy of Pediatrics take on this matter here: …