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- Information primarily for patients and lay users
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America
American Society of Human Genetics
American College of Medical Genetics
Argentine Society of Medical Genetics
Canadian College of Medical
Geneticists
Colombian Association of Human
Genetics
Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics
of North America
Latin American Network of Human
Genetics Societies
Asia
Indian Society of Human Genetics
Hong Kong Society of
Medical Genetics
Iranian Society of Human
Genetics
Japan Society of Human Genetics
Australasia
Human Genetics Society of Australasia
Africa
Southern African Society for Human
Genetics
International Societies and Federations
International
Federation of Human Genetics Societies
International Genetic Epidemiology Society
HUGO - the Human Genome Organisation
International Behavioural and
Neural Genetics Society, promotes neurobehavioural genetics and
excellence in research on behavioural and neural genetics
World Health Organisation
Human Genetics Programme
Other Genetic Societies
European Cytogenetics
Association
Human Genome Variation Society
International Genetic Alliance
International Society for
Forensic Genetics
EU Projects
Cordis
- An information space for European Research and Development (R&D) and
exploitation of European R&D results
Cordis FP 6 -
Coordination of Research Activities
Cordis FP 7 -
The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) bundles all research-related EU
initiatives together under a common roof. The broad objectives of FP7 have been
grouped into four categories: Cooperation, Ideas, People and Capacities. For
each type of objective, there is a specific programme corresponding to the main
areas of EU research policy. All specific programmes work together to promote
and encourage the creation of European poles of (scientific) excellence.
Find a call
Cordis FP 7
Library
Eurogentest
- EuroGentest is
an EU-funded Network of Excellence (NoE) with 5 Units looking at all aspects of
genetic testing - Quality Management, Information Databases, Public Health, New
Technologies and Education.
Find a lab or a test
Eurogentest News
Life Science Competence in Europe - The Life Competence database is an online network and knowledge sharing contact system filled with EU research projects in healthcare biotechnology that have been funded by the EU Commission under FP6.
Newsletter of the European Commission Scientific Committees
Call for comments to the guidelines for clinical protocols in genetic research prepared as a guide for the ethical
committees and researchers.
Click here to send comments via a feedback form.
European Biotechnology Network The European Biotechnology Network is dedicated to facilitating co-operation between professionals in biotechnology and the life sciences all over Europe.
EuroGenGuide Information about genetic testing, counselling and research across Europe.
European Molecular Genetics Quality Network - EMQN's aim is to raise and maintain the standards of Diagnostic Clinical Molecular Genetics Testing in the EU through the provision of standard External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes and agreed Best Practice protocols.
OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man®. OMIM is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes
Orphanet - a database of rare diseases (90%
caused by genetic factors) and orphan drugs. It includes peer reviewed information on these diseases both in
French and in English, a directory of current services for France, but
which will be extended to the rest of Europe within the coming months
Orphanet News
Risk Communication Aid A new free web tutorial for communicating risk in prenatal diagnosis to patients
Decipher - DatabasE of Chromosomal Imbalance and Phenotype in Humans using Ensembl Resources.
EuroBioBank, a European network of DNA, cell and tissue banks for rare diseases.
European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
The National Disease Research Interchange - Advancing the procurement, preservation and distribution of human cells, tissues and organs for research and transplant.
IMPACT Study
Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to Prostate Cancer:
Targeted screening in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers and controls
The Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G) is a non-for-profit international consortium to promote collaboration between researchers in the field of population genomics.
DRIVER - Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research
National Center for Biotechnology Information at the NIH in the USA
On-Line Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
IMGT, international ImMunoGeneTics database, an integrated database specialising in immunoglobulins (Ig), T cell receptors and MHC molecules of all vertebrate species.
Familial cancer database, a diagnostic aid in hereditary cancer
Small supernumerarymarker chromosomes. Collects all available case reports on small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC) and defines critical regions for partial trisomies due to the presence of sSMC.
"WORK IN PROGRESS!" - a
personal account
Jorge Sequeiros' Blog
We are pleased to offer
a pdf file of a booklet
Genetics: Basis for Medicine in the 21st
Century. An introduction to genes, diseases and genetic tests.
This 61 page booklet is written by Dr Achim Regenauer and Professor Dr
Jörg Schmidtke and published by Munich Re.
EGAN - European Genetic Alliances' Network is working for a voice in research and health policy and seeks a world in which genetic diseases are understood, effectively treated, prevented and the people affected supported, and is an alliance of national genetic alliances and European disease specific patient groups with a special interest in genetics, genomics and biotechnology.
Genetic Interest Group an umbrella group of Patient Support Groups
UK Contact a Family Allows families with genetic disorders to contact others
Genetic Alliance ((US) formerly the Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
Alopecia Areata Online Support Group a community of patients, family members and friends dedicated to dealing with Alopecia Areata.
Your Genes, Your Choices: Exploring the Issues Raised by Genetic Research - describes the Human Genome Project, the science behind it, and the ethical, legal, and social issues that it raises. Recommended.
Learn more about genetics. An introduction to genetics, inheritance and genetic disease produced by the UK Genetic Interest Group
A snapshot of the organisation of genetic services was provided in a special supplement of the European Journal of Human Genetics 5(suppl 2)1-220 1997
Clinical services
Information about medical genetics centres in the UK is
available on the British Society for Human
Genetics website
Availability of DNA testing for particular disorders
Please visit the
European
Directory of DNA laboratories
European Molecular
Genetics Quality Network - EMQN's aim is to raise and maintain the standards
of Diagnostic Clinical Molecular Genetics Testing in the EU through the
provision of standard External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes and agreed Best
Practice protocols.
Genetics education and training guidelines
American Academy of Family Physicians core educational guidelines for medical genetics
Courses for genetics professionals
European Genetics Foundation for courses (including medical genetics, cancer genetics, genetic counselling)
Resource Material
Accessible Publishing of Genetic Information (APoGI). So far this project based at London University offers excellent professional and patient information sheets about haemoglobin disorders.
Genomes 3 by Terry Brown
University of Kansas's excellent Genetics educational resources page
MendelWeb - general genetics information
Webliography for Clinical Geneticists
GeneCards - give overviews of human genes, their products, and the diseases in which they are involved.
Clinical Genetics: A Self Study for Health Care Providers - covers identifying individuals and families who might benefit from genetic services, assisting them in accessing these services, and answering questions they might have following a genetic consultation.
GeneClinics
GeneClinics
- contains genetics disease database and information relating genetic testing to
diagnosis, management, and counselling of individuals and families with inherited
disorders
Bioethics section of the Council of Europe Directorate of Legal Affairs
European Database on Bioethics, supported by the European Commission and coordinated by France, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden
Euroscreen, a European collaboration on the ethical issues surrounding genetic testing and screening
BioethicsWeb, The guide to Internet resources for biomedical
ethics
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