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For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases … The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)  was … by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation (DRDRI) …
For Teachers
The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical perspective of the discoveries that led to our present understanding of the human genome.
… The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical … been fully appreciated in their lifetimes, such as Darwin and Mendel. As the student puts the events in order, he or … cut up for the lesson. Cut around the edges of the boxes and glue them separately to 4" x 6" cards. Print out the …
Talking Glossary
Understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research
… Genetic Ancestry … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that … individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that … individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. Genetic information can be combined …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung … number of possible therapeutic targets for this disease and potentially identify a greater number of patients with treatable mutations because many potent cancer drugs that target these …
Fact Sheets
Genetic mapping offers evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and clues about where a gene lies on a chromosome.
… Genetic mapping offers evidence that a disease transmitted … from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and provides clues about which chromosome contains the gene and precisely where the gene lies on that chromosome. … the Human Genome Project (HGP) was to develop new, better and cheaper tools to identify new genes and to understand …
Event
The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful conversation about advancements in genetic research and its implications for ​understanding race.
… moderated a discussion with Alondra Nelson, Rick Kittles and Vence Bonham on how new findings in genetics tear down … of reparations, establish ties with ancestral homelands and advance biomedical research. This program was made … from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and support from the National Human Genome Research Institute. …
Research Training
An opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics.
… The Combined Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Residency Program is a remarkable … a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics. … The Combined Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Residency Program, offered in … the diagnosis, management, and counseling of patients with genetic disorders. Combined residents gain broad experience …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that certain traits or conditions are passed down … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance - in other words, the way that …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration with the Washington … a unique training opportunity for understanding the genetic etiologies seen in prenatally diagnosed anomalies and the impact of genetic and metabolic disease on healthy …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… Newborn Genetic Screening … Newborn Screening, Genetic Disorder, Family Health History, Genetic Counselor, Healthcare … tests performed on newborn babies to detect a set of known genetic diseases. Typically, this testing is performed on a … newborn screening is mandatory for a defined set of genetic diseases, although the exact set differs from state …