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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.
… and the decision about whether to have genetic testing is complex. A geneticist or genetic counselor can help families …
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.
… criteria, adapted from the National Library of Medicine's Genetics Home Reference . Analytical Validity: Refers to how …
Educational Resources
A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… of undergraduate level courses in biochemistry and genetics. Counseling experience, either paid or voluntary. … and scientist in the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch  Associate Program Director Megan Cho, ScM. … Ph.D., senior investigator, Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, NHGRI, serves as medical director of the …
Policy Issues
Payers such as insurance companies and Medicare need systematic ways of evaluating genetic tests for reimbursement.
… Tests and Services  (HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society) An Evidence Framework for … Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) Another issue where genetics intersects with health insurance is genetic …
Profile
An interview with Meru Sadhu, an Earl Stadtman Investigator and head of the systems biology and genome engineering section within the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, where he talks about his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart.
… in uncovering?  Sadhu: My goals are similar to what genetics researchers have tried to understand for over a … are the genetics’ underlying traits? What makes them so complex? My laboratory is committed to teasing apart some of … the complexities of biology. “That you can get such complex systems starting with the simple rules of genetic …
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.
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… She has used different strategies to study the complex molecular basis of metabolic disorders including … on Genomics and Global Health, genetic epidemiology, complex diseases, inflammation … Ayo Doumatey, Center for … on Genomics and Global Health, genetic epidemiology, complex diseases, inflammation … Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a …
For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
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.
… activity may be most effectively done at the end of a genetics unit as a review or reinforcement lesson. It likely … affected the progress of the understanding of human genetics. Ask your students what ethical, legal or social … ​ … Genomics 101, Genomics Lesson Plan, Timeline Of Genetics, Genetics Timeline, Teaching Genetics, Teaching …