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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.
… Genetics professionals are health care professionals with specialized degrees and experience in medical genetics and counseling. Genetics professionals include geneticists, genetic … or can provide referrals to a genetic professional or genetics clinic. As more has been learned about genetics, …
Educational Resources
Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
Research Training
Two-year fellowships for M.D.s and Ph.D.s in cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics.
… The Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Training Program is a … a variety of CLIA-certified cytogenetic and molecular genetics diagnostic laboratories at the NIH and throughout … and in hospitals and outpatient clinics. *PhD must be in genetics, genomics, human genetics or a related field within …
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… strong family history of hypertension. Although a role for genetics in the development of the disease has been … of Oxford, UK. There, he completed a D.Phil. in Human Genetics and Clinical Medicine in the laboratory of Prof. … and natural selection in the Major Histocompatibility Complex. After returning to Jamaica to study sickle cell …
Educational Resources
A genetic marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome.
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… (NHGRI) offers a three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and … The Medical Genetics Residency Program exposes students to rare genetic … disorders that might not be seen in a more typical medical genetics program; emphasizes clinical research, one of the …
For Patients and Families
A list of genetic, orphan and rare diseases under investigation by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Event
On May 1–2, 2018, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored this NHGRI workshop in Silver Spring, Maryland.
… the NHGRI workshop, Revisiting the Missing Heritability of Complex Diseases, Ten Years On , in Silver Spring, Maryland, … Revisiting the Missing Heritability of Complex Diseases, Ten Years On … the workshop, Revisiting the Missing Heritability of Complex Diseases, Ten Years On, in Silver Spring, Maryland. …
Clinical Research
The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… with the disorder. Scientists believe that ADHD is a complex disorder that probably involves at least two genes. …
Educational Resources
Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution. It refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles from generation to generation due to chance events.
… Genetic Drift, Evolution, Population Genetics, Genes …