This act passed by the United States Senate prevents health insurers and employers from using genetic information to determine eligibility, set premiums, or hire and fire people.
This committee works to reduce morbidity and mortality in newborns and children who are at risk for heritable disorders by recommending a Uniform Screening Panel for newborn screening.
This database holds state statutes and bills introduced during the 2007-2010 state legislative sessions focused on topics that address employment nondiscrimination, insurance nondiscrimination and privacy issues.
This amendment to the Public Health Code prohibits human cloning.
This document contains background on genetics and special recommendations involving privacy, ownership, collection and use, discrimination, education, research, informed consent and telemedicine.
The Center for Statistical Genetics at the University of Michigan is an interdisciplinary program which seeks to encourage research and training at the interface between human genetics and the mathematical sciences.
OMIM is a comprehensive compilation of human genes and genetic phenotypes. The full-text, referenced overviews, updated daily, contain information on all known Mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes with a focus on the relationship between phenotype and genotype.
This website provides information about the effects of genetic variations on human health with details on genetic conditions, genes, and chromosomes.
This two-hour special, hosted by ABC “Nightline” correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the fiercely competitive race to capture one of the biggest scientific prizes ever: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life – the human genome.
NORD is dedicated to helping those with rare diseases and committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of these disorders through programs of advocacy, education, research, and service.
