Screening, Testing and Risk Assessment Resources Online
- Gene Tests/Gene Clinics
www.geneclinics.org/
Comprehensive information on genetic testing and genetic counseling. Includes Educational Materials:- What is Genetic Testing?
- Who Should Have A Genetics Consultation?
- What is a Genetics Consultation?
- Users must register before accessing this information.
- Genetic Testing: What It Means For Your Health and Your Family's Health
www.genome.gov/Pages/Health/PatientsPublicInfo/Genetic TestingWhatItMeansForYourHealth.pdf
A publication from the Trans-NIH Genetics Working Group for the Public - Washington University School of Medicine - Your Disease Risk
www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/
Tool to find out your risk of developing five of the most important diseases in the United States and get personalized tips for preventing them.
- National Birth Defects Prevention Network
www.nbdpn.org
Network of birth defect care providers
- National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
bcra.nci.nih.gov/brc/
Interactive tool to measure a woman's risk of invasive breast cancer
- National Newborn Screening & Genetics Resource Center
www.genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/
Clinical genetics and newborn screening
- Testing the Newborn for Metabolic Birth Defects
www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/298_834.asp
Information about newborn screening tests. Hosted by the March of Dimes.
- Understanding Gene Testing
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/genetesting
Explanations of the role genes play in disease. Hosted by the National Cancer Institute.
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Last Reviewed: March 31, 2009