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Document Outline
- Handbook
- Cells and DNA
- How Genes Work
- What are proteins and what do they do?
- How do genes direct the production of proteins?
- Can genes be turned on and off in cells?
- What is the epigenome?
- How do cells divide?
- How do genes control the growth and division of cells?
- How do geneticists indicate the location of a gene?
- What are gene families?
- Mutations and Health
- What is a gene mutation and how do mutations occur?
- How can gene mutations affect health and development?
- Do all gene mutations affect health and development?
- What kinds of gene mutations are possible?
- Can a change in the number of genes affect health and development?
- Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development?
- Can changes in the structure of chromosomes affect health and development?
- Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development?
- What are complex or multifactorial disorders?
- What does it mean to have a genetic predisposition to a disease?
- What information about a genetic condition can statistics provide?
- How are genetic conditions and genes named?
- Inheriting Genetic Conditions
- What does it mean if a disorder seems to run in my family?
- Why is it important to know my family medical history?
- What are the different ways in which a genetic condition can be inherited?
- If a genetic disorder runs in my family, what are the chances that my children will have the condition?
- What are reduced penetrance and variable expressivity?
- What do geneticists mean by anticipation?
- What are genomic imprinting and uniparental disomy?
- Are chromosomal disorders inherited?
- Why are some genetic conditions more common in particular ethnic groups?
- Genetic Consultation
- What is a genetic consultation?
- Why might someone have a genetic consultation?
- What happens during a genetic consultation?
- How can I find a genetics professional in my area?
- What is the prognosis of a genetic condition?
- How are genetic conditions diagnosed?
- How are genetic conditions treated or managed?
- Genetic Testing
- What is genetic testing?
- What are the types of genetic tests?
- How is genetic testing done?
- What is informed consent?
- What is direct-to-consumer genetic testing?
- How can consumers be sure a genetic test is valid and useful?
- What do the results of genetic tests mean?
- What is the cost of genetic testing, and how long does it take to get the results?
- Will health insurance cover the costs of genetic testing?
- What are the benefits of genetic testing?
- What are the risks and limitations of genetic testing?
- What is genetic discrimination?
- How does genetic testing in a research setting differ from clinical genetic testing?
- What is genetic ancestry testing?
- Gene Therapy
- The Human Genome Project
- Genomic Research
- What are the next steps in genomic research?
- What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?
- What are genome-wide association studies?
- What is the International HapMap Project?
- What is the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project?
- What is pharmacogenomics?
- What advances are being made in DNA sequencing?
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