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Educational Materials About Genetic Testing - Web link
Genetic Disease-Specific Information
- Ask the Geneticist
This Web site posts answers to questions from the public about genetic
concepts and the etiology, treatment, research, and testing of and
predisposition to genetic disorders. Developed by Emory University Department
of Human Genetics and University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of
Genetics.
- The context-sensitive
Illustrated Glossary defines over 225 medical genetics terms used
on this Web site. Over 70 terms are illustrated; more illustrations are being
added regularly.
About Norrie Disease - FEVR can occur in this serious genetic disease
which affects much of the child
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About Genetic Services explains genetic counseling and testing
concepts:
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What is a Clinical Test?
What is a Research Test? What is an Investigational Test? |
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Diagnostic Testing; Predictive
Testing; Carrier Testing; Prenatal Testing; Preimplantation
Testing; Newborn Screening |
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Parentage Testing; Zygosity Testing;
Genotyping; DNA Banking |
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What Happens in a Consultation? Where
Can You Get a Consultation? Who Provides Consultations? |
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Preconception/Prenatal Consultation;
Pediatric Consultation; Adolescent/Adult Consultation |
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Choosing a Laboratory; Pretest
Counseling/Informed Consent; Sample Logistics and Documentation;
Test Result Interpretation/Follow-up |
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- Ten
PowerPoint® presentations are freely available for
downloading and use:
- Genetic Testing: The Clinician's Perspective
- ASHG 2006 Award for Excellence in Genetics Education
- Issues in Genetic Testing: Real versus Not-so-Real
- The Primary Care Physician: The Primary Source of Genetic Testing
Information
- Neurogenetic Testing: A Case-Based Approach
- Varieties of Genetic Testing and Internet Resources
- What's in a Name?
- Finding a Genetics Laboratory: The U.S. Experience
- GeneReviews: Genetic Disease Online Reviews, a Dynamic
Online-Only Publication
- Genetic Testing: The Clinical Interface of the Human Genome Project.
An Approach for Biology Teachers
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