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News Release
The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
… Communications and Public Liaison Branch … From prenatal genetic screening to the genetic testing of women with family …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… Project (HGP) and, more recently, advances in genomic screening technologies, there is some concern about whether … an increasing amount of genomic information in the prenatal setting would lead to new societal pressures to … genetic diagnoses. The possible genomic-based screening of embryos for behavioral, psychosocial and/or …
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 … mapping, risk assessment, complex traits, cancer genetics, screening and treatment. Introduction to Medical Genetics …
Event
We invite scholars to submit ideas to be one of six to seven speakers at our symposium, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present, and Future”, with an additional opportunity to join a collected set of papers on the same theme.
… scholars have argued (sometimes strenuously) that prenatal selection against genetic “impairments” is overly … All of this must be balanced with clear evidence that prenatal screening, newborn genome sequencing, clinical genomic …
Fact Sheets
Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… two samples differ. One such method is called noninvasive prenatal testing. This is a test to screen a pregnancy to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 5, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., pays tribute to one of NHGRI’s founding staff members and current leaders, Bettie Graham, Ph.D., as she reached a truly remarkable milestone: 50 years of service in the federal government.
… convene an expert panel entitled "Does genetic and genomic screening keep open the door to eugenics?" on May 25 to … scientific racism in the context of genetic and genomic screening technologies. Emerging genome-sequencing … surrounding preimplantation genetic diagnosis, noninvasive prenatal genetic testing, and newborn DNA sequencing in the …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
…   Obtain a family history to assist with early screening detection of genetic conditions or health habits … practice and potential interventions (e.g., newborn screening tests).   Obtaining genomic information about a … clinics.   Specialty clinics.   Subspecialty clinics.   Prenatal and reproductive centers.   Inpatient settings.   …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
… they may be motivated to consider the professionals’ screening and intervention recommendations.   DTC-GT often … considering future pregnancy, they may consider seeing a prenatal genetic counselor or other genetics professional to … status and inheritance of the variant.    Preconception or prenatal testing can be considered if the patient is pregnant …
Genetic Disorders
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system.
… DNA from the fetus. However, SCID is so rare that prenatal testing of a baby with no family history is probably … The high cost of current testing has prohibited newborn screening on a population-wide basis. To make screening for all newborns affordable, an automated screening
Staff
Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… and Berkman BE. Views of American OB/GYNs on the ethics of prenatal whole genome sequencing. Prenatal Diagnosis, 36(13):1250-1256 . 2016. [ PubMed ] … ] Leib JR, Gollust SE, Hull SC , Wilfond BS. Carrier Screening Panels for Ashkenazi Jews: Is More Better? Genetics …