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Policy Issues
Payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests for reimbursement.
… For patients to have full access to the benefits of genetic testing, payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests for reimbursement. … Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes developed by the American Medical Association, and fewer than 200 CPT codes …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses genomic technologies to study the human genome and other organisms and disease mechanisms.
… The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses state-of-the-art … genetic and genomic technologies to study the genomes of humans and other organisms and disease mechanisms. … The goal of the branch is to demonstrate that research findings and … into improved diagnosis, treatments and prevention of human diseases. Using the excellent resources of NHGRI …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of health problems, to choose treatments, or to assess responses to treatments.
… Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of health problems, to choose treatments, or to assess … There are many different types of genetic tests. Genetic tests can help to: Diagnose disease … for an already diagnosed disease Determine the severity of a disease Guide doctors in deciding on the best medicine …
Educational Resources
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is federal legislation that makes it unlawful to discriminate against individuals on the basis of their genetic profiles in regard to health insurance and employment.
… unlawful to discriminate against individuals on the basis of their genetic profiles in regard to health insurance and … are intended to encourage Americans to take advantage of genetic testing as part of their medical care. GINA was signed into law on May 22, …
Educational Resources
A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
… A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features. … (also called a linkage map) shows the relative location of genetic markers (reflecting sites of genomic variants) on a chromosome. A genetic map is based …
Talking Glossary
Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences on a trait.
… Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences on a trait. … Genetic architecture describes the combined contribution of all genetic influences on the trait. This includes how … are involved, how common different versions or variants of those genes are in a population, what the individual …
Policy Issues
Most genetic tests today are not regulated, meaning that they go to market without any independent analysis to verify the claims of the seller.
… As the field of genomics advances, genetic and genomic tests are becoming more common in, and out of, the clinic. Yet most genetic tests today are not … without any independent analysis to verify the claims of the seller. … (FTC). Genetic and Genomic tests, like other types of diagnostic tests, can be evaluated and regulated on the …
About NHGRI
The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
… The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) advises the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the National Institutes … the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), on genetics, genomic research, training and programs related to …
News Release
Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… researchers thought that if they could identify the tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the … The human microbiome comes into focus …
For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… Center (GARD)  was created in 2002 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation (DRDRI) at the National … Sciences) - two agencies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). GARD provides immediate, virtually …