2009 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2009. 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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Is there any way to stop genetic disorders?      Clesson Turner, M.D.: I see patients of all ages with genetic disorders/syndromes. I am also working on the ClinSeq project as my research. There is research ongoing to try and insert corrected genes into individuals with certain genetic illnesses. This is called gene therapy. These studies have met with varying degrees of success, unfortunately none of them are currently clinically useful. Alexa Jessie, Clara,Lisa:D in CA (10th grade student)

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