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Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family.
… a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family. … Genetic Counseling, … a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family. … Educational Resources …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program. In this role, he will provide leadership and guidance on research into genetic diseases that disrupt metabolism.
… Venditti to provide leadership for clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the … 2003, then became a tenure-track investigator in NHGRI’s Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch in 2008. After … “We are at an exciting time in metabolic medicine and in genomics research — where scientific progress is being made …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… have created a promising new method to accurately and, in some cases, more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients. They have developed an algorithm that sorts … to their clinical and biological relevance to a patient's cancer. … The findings eventually may help guide …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… … Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, Genetic Disease … Genetic epidemiology is a field … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the … seek to understand the causes, distribution and control of inherited disease in groups and the …
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic … disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions. … Genetics professionals are health care professionals with … they may specialize in a particular disease (such as cancer genetics), an age group (such as adolescents) or a …
Educational Resources
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
… BRCA1/BRCA2 … BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer. … Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutation, Genes, DNA Repair, …
Educational Resources
Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… species to produce a desired trait. Used in research and industry, genetic engineering has been applied to the production of cancer therapies, brewing yeasts, genetically modified plants and livestock, and more. … Genetic engineering is the process …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. To commemorate … someone who previously led an active research program in comparative genomics, I was pleased to see a recent Science … data collection and analysis. Applications for the Human Genetics Scholars Initiative (HGSI) , a program that aims to …
News Release
NHGRI appoints Elizabeth Tuck as the director of its NHGRI’s Education and Community Involvement Branch to oversee programs aiming to increase genomics literacy and education.
… Tuck to oversee programs aiming to increase genomics literacy and education. … Elizabeth Tuck, M.A., has been appointed … to NHGRI, where she previously was first recipient of the Genetics Education and Engagement Fellowship, sponsored …
Policy Issues
Payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests for reimbursement.
… of genetic testing, payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests … to predict, prevent and treat disease. Tests for breast cancer and for hereditary forms of colorectal cancer can … Tests and Services  (HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society) An Evidence Framework for …