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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Are there are genetic research studies for Alzheimer's disease?
     Flavia Facio, M.S.: I am a Certified Genetic Counselor who spent over three years working in the field of cancer genetics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. ýIn 2004, I came to the NHGRI where I have been working primarily on a study investigating the feasibility of providing large scale medical sequencing to adult individuals who are healthy volunteers for the most part. ýI am also involved with training and teaching genetic counseling students, and an active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. ýý There are a number of them. Some focus on studying the disease itself, whereas others focus on looking at treatment options for Alzheimer's disease. If you go to www.clinicaltrials.gov, and type in Alzheimer's disease, you will be able to see research studies that are ongoing. Thank you for your question.
Hightower High School in TX (12th grade teacher)

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