H.R. 7083: Improving Access to Genetic Counseling
ASHG President David Nelson wrote in support of a U.S. bill to expand access to genetic counseling services for Medicare beneficiaries. Read More
Publications & News
GINA’s 10th Anniversary and the Future of Genetic Privacy
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ASHG’s New Policy Statement on Human Germline Genome Editing
I am delighted to announce that ASHG’s statement on germline genome editing was published today in The American Journal of Human Genetics. This statement, written by a workgroup co-led by Kelly Ormond and Doug Mortlock and approved by ASHG’s Board of Directors, gives the Society’s perspective on the use of CRISPR/Cas9 or other similar tools... Read More
New Research Validates Clinical Use of Family Health History as the ‘Gold Standard’ for Assessing Personal Disease Risk
PRESS RELEASE Friday, October 22, 2010 Media Contact: ASHG Press Office 301-634-7346 press@ashg.org Experts Present Findings at ASHG 60th Annual Meeting that Provide New Insight on Patient and Physician Understanding and Use of Family Health History to Assess Disease Risk BETHESDA, MD – October 22, 2010 – Thousands of the world’s top scientists and clinicians... Read More