Quick Links for Patient Care

	Definitions of Genetic Terms
	Information About Specific Diseases
	Tools for Collecting Family History
	Locating a Genetics Clinic and Genetics Health Professionals
	Clinical Trials Resources

Definitions of Genetic Terms

• Medical Home Portal
• Genetics Home Reference [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]
• Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
  
  

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Information About Specific Diseases

General Information

• GeneReviews [geneclinics.org]
• Genetic Alliance [geneticalliance.org]
• National Library of Medicine Gateway [gateway.nlm.nih.gov]
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rare Diseases

• Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)
• Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
• Disease InfoSearch: The Genetic Alliance [geneticalliance.org]

Cancer

• National Cancer Institute, Physician Data Query (PDQ) [cancer.gov]
• NCI Colon Cancer Risk Assessment Tool [cancer.gov]

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Tools for Collecting Family History

• My Family Health Portrait [familyhistory.hhs.gov]
  The Surgeon General's Family History Initiative and Tool

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Locating a Genetics Clinic and Genetics Health Professionals

• GeneClinics [geneclinics.org]
• National Cancer Institute - Cancer Genetics Services Directory [cancer.gov]
• National Society of Genetic Counselors [nsgc.org] - Find a Counselor
• Undiagnosed Disease Program at NIH [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

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Clinical Trials Resources

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials [clinicaltrials.gov]
• National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center [clinicaltrials.gov]
• Clinical Research
• Current NHGRI Clinical Studies

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Last Updated: April 20, 2009