An Introduction to Genetics and Genetic Testing This online fact sheet answers consumers questions about genetic disorders and metabolism. It discusses genetic counseling, prenatal diagnoses and X-linked disorders.... Details > Nemours Foundation |
American Journal of Human Genetics A monthly journal for health professionals interested in the medical specialty of human genetics. Topics AJHG covers include behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics,... Details > American Society of Human Genetics |
Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics This online site answers some important questions on birth defects and outlines the National Center for Environmental Health's prevention activities through its Birth Defects and Pediatric Genetics Br... Details > National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities |
BLAST Searches for Genetic Information, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is a service provided in order to provide all documentation available about the BLAST programs, the searchable databases and the NCBI servers. The NCBI also b... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Cancer Genetics Links to patient and health professionals information about genetics and gene testing related to cancer. These include a list of genetic cancer types; policies that regulate genetic testing; a search ... Details > National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Environmental Genome Project Home Page This project will be a multi-disciplinary, collaborative effort, involving several other NIH institutes as well as the Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies. The two major goals of the... Details > National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health |
From Maps to Medicine: About the Human Genome Research Project The Human Genome Project is an ambitious effort to understand the hereditary instructions that make each of us unique. The goal of this effort is to find the location of the 100,000 or so human genes ... Details > National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health |
GenBank--the National Institutes of Health Genetic Sequence Database GenBank is the NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences. A five-page description is available. The complete release notes for the current version ... Details > National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Gene Hunting This 3-page fact sheet describes the genetic research being conducted in relation to mental illness.... Details > National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Gene Therapy (Journal) A monthly publication, this journal is targeted to clinicians and researchers with an interest in genetic disease and the use of genetic techniques in disease control.... Details > Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |