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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… Institutes of Health has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic … also be useful for patients with Parkinson's disease." … Testing Potential Drug Therapies … Related Content … NIH … … A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic …
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Amino Acids, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetic … amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Educational Resources …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… the video tag. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing kit animation. Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI. … example of people claiming tribal heritage with genetic testing. But claims like these have raised concern when … a candid conversation between the NIH and the DTC genetic testing companies,” said Hull. Because consumer kits that …
Educational Resources
Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from a chromosomal abnormality.
… … Genetic Disease, Down Syndrome, Trisomy, Chromsomes, Prenatal Screening … Down syndrome (also called Trisomy 21) …
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Researchers from NHGRI, Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers have developed and tested a new method to predict hospital-acquired infections involving five other important pathogens.
Educational Resources
A birth defect is an abnormality present at birth.
… … Congenital Defect, Genetic Mutation, Pregnancy, Newborn Testing … A birth defect (also called a congenital defect) is … at birth. Birth defects can be caused by genetic factors, prenatal events during pregnancy or a combination of both. …
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.
… medical, social and ethical decisions surrounding genetic testing. Provide support and information to help a person make a decision about testing. Interpret the results of genetic tests and medical … (such as adolescents) or a type of counseling (such as prenatal). … Your health care provider may refer you to a …
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DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique used to establish a link between biological evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation.
… investigations, other forensic purposes and paternity testing. In these situations, one aims to “match” two DNA …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program trains students to conduct research and provides clinical rotations to learn about genetic conditions.
… have access to more than twenty-five adult, pediatric, prenatal and specialty genetic clinical training sites in the … and behavioral issues surrounding the use of genetic testing. Students are exposed to cutting-edge molecular … Andrea Gropman, M.D. Meira Meltzer, M.S. Genetics and IVF Prenatal Diagnosis Mary Sands, M.S. Jennifer Weiss, M.S. …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… counseling and outlines professional roles in pediatric, prenatal, adult and research genetics clinic settings. … counseling, exploring issues for parents and providers in prenatal and perinatal loss. Loss related to the death and … School of Public Health. … Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Clinical Genomics, Genomics In Medicine, Genomic …