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Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
…  List of DTC genetic tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  International Society of … testing may be performed to further optimize medication choices.  Educating patients about lifestyle changes and …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… specific topic of the study]. The study includes both healthy volunteers and people who have [condition, if … require plans to destroy samples — or at least to offer choices about the disposition of samples — when participants …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… can be challenging: investigators should ensure that any choices participants can make are clearly described and … form does not allow participants to make conflicting choices or choices that will be difficult for researchers to interpret. …
Educational Resources
Gene therapy is an experimental technique for treating disease by altering the patient's genetic material.
… a defective or missing gene in a patient’s cells with a healthy version of that gene. Both inherited genetic diseases …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
NEWS RELEASE
Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… and urogenital tract, using samples collected from 300 healthy adult men and women. They used DNA sequencing … conditions. The researchers studied the microbiome of healthy and affected individuals for each of the conditions, … 9% -- a nearly 50% difference. Because a pregnant woman’s healthy vaginal microbiome is closely associated with the …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
Research Funding
Frequently Asked Questions for IGVF RFAs: RFA-HG-20-043, RFA-HG-20-044, RFA-HG-20-045, RFA-HG-20-046, RFA-HG-20-047
… are appropriate for the proposed study and justify these choices in their applications. For this RFA, can an applicant … study and should explain the rationale for their proposed choices. NHGRI is interested in predictive modeling …
Profile
NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… the patients with polygenic risk information as less healthy and in need of more care. We’ve seen that in the …
For Patients and Families
A list of resources and information on financial aid for medical treatment.
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… changes in Federal and state policy warrant. Health Care Choices provides information to the public on selecting and … of health insurance and managed care plans. Health Care Choices P.O. Box 21039 Columbus Circle Station New York, NY …