Genetic Medicine

Ask a Librarian!—January 2012

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC, Susan Klawansky, MLS, AHIP January 13, 2012

This month's topics include reliable sources for genetic conditions and counseling and where to find Web sites notable for their dermatology resources.

The genetics encounter: Not the typical clinic visit

Gary S. Gottesman, MD, FAAP, FACMG March 18, 2010

The author explains the detail-oriented work of a pediatric geneticist working at a genetics clinic to help children and families dealing with rare disorders.

Ask a Librarian!—March 2010

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC, Susan Klawansky, MLS, AHIP March 12, 2010

Need more information about genetics or about patient assessment instruments and tests? This month's column discusses resources that can help.

Toward a more nuanced conversation: The role of genetics in understanding racial and ethnic health disparities

Vence L. Bonham, JD January 15, 2010

The role played by genetics in racial and ethnic health disparities must be reported more factually and responsibly than it has been to date.

Helping your patients to deal with a predisposition to genetic disease

Andrea Farkas Patenaude, PhD November 19, 2009

PAs who understand both the medical and psychological implications of genetic information can help to integrate this new area of medical practice into the lives of patients.

DNA, race, and a new era in medicine

Monica Payton, BS, PA-C September 01, 2006

The Human Genome Project, a 13-year international research effort, ended in 2003 with the complete mapping of the human genetic sequence. The US Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health sponsored this project, which may be described as a "gateway" through which an architectural paradigm of the biology of human essence is provided.