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Genetic Disorders
Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic disease that alters the body's ability to regulate iron absorption.
… Hereditary hemochromatosis is a genetic disease that alters the body's ability to regulate … iron absorption. … Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a genetic disease that alters the body's ability to regulate … or alcoholism. … Hemochromatosis is one of the few genetic diseases for which there is a relatively simple and …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… study shows genotype-first approach uncovers new links to genetic conditions. … National Institutes of Health … to clinical attention,” says Caralynn Wilczewski, Ph.D., a genetic counselor at the National Human Genome Research … clinical findings based on their understanding of the disorder. The phenotype-first approach limits researchers …
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 testing uses laboratory methods to look at your … you inherit from your mother and your father. … Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of … to treatments. … There are many different types of genetic tests. Genetic tests can help to: Diagnose disease …
Research Funding
The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… Mendelian disorders. … The discovery of the genes and genetic variants that underlie human Mendelian disorders is … involve similar genes, pathways, and phenotypes. While the genetic basis of more than 5,000 Mendelian disorders has been … so far, many more Mendelian disorders and their underlying genetic basis have yet to be discovered. Recent advances in …
Educational Resources
A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
… Genetic Map … A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the … locations of genes and other important features. … Genetic Map, Chromosome, Genes, Linkage Analysis, Family Health History … A genetic map (also called a linkage map) shows the relative …
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 regulated, meaning that they go … claims of the seller. … Several federal agencies regulate genetic tests: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… have collaborated to develop and support the JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program (GCTP), a competitive … graduate program that addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services. … The accelerated discovery of … has brought new and exciting challenges to the field of genetic counseling. The traditional emphasis of genetic …
News Release
Doctors and researchers reunite with patient who received gene therapy for GM1 gangliosidosis.
… the last tea party, she received gene therapy for her rare disorder, GM1 gangliosidosis. … Only about one in 100,000 to 200,000 babies are born with GM1 gangliosidosis, a genetic disorder caused by alterations in the DNA of a single … skills, cognition and communication. Because most rare genetic disorders are due to a single faulty gene, gene …
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. … Genomic medicine has the … of the human genome has created new opportunities for genetic tests to predict, prevent and treat disease. Tests …
Educational Resources
Risk, in the context of genetics, refers to the probability that an individual will be affected by a particular genetic disorder.
… that an individual will be affected by a particular genetic disorder. … Gene, Gene Environment Interaction, Inherited, … individual will be affected by a particular heritable or genetic disorder. Both a person’s genome and environmental …