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Screening, Testing and Risk Assessment Resources Online

• Gene Tests/Gene Clinics
  www.geneclinics.org/
  Comprehensive information on genetic testing and genetic counseling. Includes Educational Materials:
  • What is Genetic Testing?
  • Who Should Have A Genetics Consultation?
  • What is a Genetics Consultation?
  • Users must register before accessing this information.
    
    
• Genetic Testing: What It Means For Your Health and Your Family's Health
  www.genome.gov/Pages/Health/PatientsPublicInfo/Genetic TestingWhatItMeansForYourHealth.pdf
  A publication from the Trans-NIH Genetics Working Group for the Public
  
  
• Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention - Your Cancer Risk
  www.yourcancerrisk.harvard.edu/
  Personalized estimation of cancer risk and tips for prevention
  
  
• National Birth Defects Prevention Network
  www.nbdpn.org
  Network of birth defect care providers
  
  
• National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
  bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/
  Interactive tool to measure a woman's risk of invasive breast cancer
  
  
• National Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center
  www.genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/
  Clinical genetics and newborn screening
  
  
• Prenatal Screening
  www.modimes.org/pnhec/298_834.asp
  Detailed explanations of amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling (CVS). Scroll down page to Prenatal section. Hosted by the March of Dimes.
  
  
• Understanding Gene Testing
  www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/NIH/
  Explanations of the role genes play in disease. Hosted by Access Excellence Resource Center.
  
  
• Understanding Cancer Series: Gene Testing
  www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/genetesting/Slide1
  Primer on genetic testing from the National Cancer Institute.
  
  

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