Question Topics

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You Can Make a Difference
Adult-Onset Conditions
Autism/Mental Retardation
Autoimmune Disorders
Biochemical Disorders
Blood & Clotting Disorders
Blood Type
Cancer Genetics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Chromosome Abnormalities
Chromosome Abnormalities Found on Miscarriages
Chromosome Translocations
Connective Tissue Disorders
Consanguinity (related by common ancestor) and Degrees of Relation
Dental Abnormalities
Ear Abnormalities & Hearing Loss
Environmental Exposures
Eye Color and Genetic Diseases of the Eye
Fetal Abnormalities
Gender Determination& Gender Identity
General Genetics
Genetic Genealogy
Genetic Services
Genetic Testing
Genetic/Health Information in Foreign Languages
Hair
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Mental Health
Microdeletion Syndromes
Miscellaneous
Mitochondrial Disorders
Multiple Congenital (present at birth) Anomalies
Neurogenetic Disorders
Newborn Screening
Pharmacogenetics (how genes affect drug response)
Prenatal Diagnosis and Assisted Reproduction
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Sex Chromosome Aneuploidy
Single Gene Disorders
Skeletal Abnormalities
Skin Disorders
Syndromes
Training in Genetics
Welcome to AsktheGeneticist (SM), a collaborative effort of the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University and the Department of Genetics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The mission of AsktheGeneticist (SM) is to answer questions about genetic concepts, and the etiology, treatment, research, testing, and predisposition to genetic disorders. Questions that meet this criteria are answered and posted to the site. Use of this website assumes acceptance of the terms of use. Selected questions and answers are posted within 3 weeks. The confidentiality of all visitors to this site is respected according to the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Georgia and Alabama State law.

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Do you know someone with a genetic disorder looking for information? You probably do. This is because:

  • 3-5 out of every 100 babies born has a birth defect
  • 20-30% of all infant deaths are due to genetic disorders
  • 1 in 9 children admitted to the hospital has a genetic disorder
  • 1 in 12 adults admitted to the hospital has a genetic disorder
  • 1 in 22 people in the United States has a genetic disorder

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