2011 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2011. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.

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Do you see preimplantation genetic diagnosis becoming more common? What are the genetic disorders that they are most commmonly screening for?
     Anne Madeo, M.S.: I have an M.S.in Human Genetics from the University of Michigan and currently working at the NIH as a genetic counselor since 2000. ýShe is currently the Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins University/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program. It's hard to know whether it will become more common. Right now it is *very* expensive and that are a lot of demands on our health care system. I think that the disorders that are most commonly screened for are those that are particularly devastating and/or may result in a significantly shorter life span, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy or Huntington's disease.
Lexington High School in SC (11th grade student)

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