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For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to … We have known for a long time that common diseases like heart disease, … fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia also run in families. For example, if a parent has high blood pressure, his or her …
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
… Many Americans wonder if participating in genetics research or undergoing genetic testing will lead to … based on their genetics. These questions may be the basis for why or why not patients decide to take genetics-based … tests or volunteer to participate in the research needed for the development of new tests, therapies, and cures. This …
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 … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and … effects. Genes (units of heredity) carry the instructions for making proteins, which direct the activities of cells and …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration with the Washington Hospital Center Maternal-Fetal Medicine-Medical Genetics Fellowship Program. …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… old. In the United States, newborn screening is mandatory for a defined set of genetic diseases, although the exact set … to state. Newborn screening tests focus on conditions for which early diagnosis is important to treating or …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present findings at the 5th International Human Microbiome Congress. … While some cause disease, the vast majority are important for health or are harmless. Titled Future Directions for …
Research Funding
Building upon a foundation of quantitative genetics laid over a century ago, applying modern genomic approaches to resolve how genetic and non-genetic factors shape variation in human diseases and traits.
… A major goal of human genetics is to decompose the sources of trait variation into … and application of genetic findings, especially for the most complex human traits. Fortunately, the growing … support research into the genetic architecture of complex human traits through investigator-initiated projects, …
Genetic Disorders
Cri du chat syndrome is a rare genetic condition that is caused by the deletion of genetic material on the the p arm of chromosome 5.
… feature in newborn children and is usually diagnostic for the cri du chat syndrome. Additionally, analysis of the … No specific treatment is available for this syndrome. Children born with this genetic condition … What is the treatment for cri du chat syndrome? …
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.
… Rick Kittles and Vence Bonham on how new findings in genetics tear down old ideas about race, grapple with ​the … was made possible by contributions from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health and support from the National Human Genome Research Institute. …
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
… Genetics … Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of … Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of … Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of …