This webpage provides resources from other organizations, that are related to genetics in physical therapy. Please direct comments, questions, and suggestions for this page to practice-dept@apta.org.
Health and Human Services Family History Initiative
A national public health campaign, called the Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, to encourage all American families to learn more about their family health history.
National Center for Biotechnology Information
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
- Genes and Disease - is a collection of articles that discuss genes and the diseases that they cause. These genetic disorders are organized by the parts of the body that they affect. As some diseases affect various body systems, they appear in more than one chapter. With each genetic disorder, the underlying mutation(s) is discussed, along with clinical features and links to key websites.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) - is a comprehensive, authoritative, and timely compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes. The full-text, referenced overviews in OMIM contain information on all known mendelian disorders and more than 12,000 genes. OMIM focuses on the relationship between phenotype and genotype. It is updated daily, and the entries contain copious links to other genetics resources.
- Gene - integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
- GeneTests - a publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other health care providers, and researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons. Use of this website assumes acceptance of the terms of use.
National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG)
NCHPEG is an "organization of organizations" committed to a national effort to promote health professional education and access to information about advances in human genetics.
National Human Genome Research Institute
This institute began as the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which was established in 1989 to carry out the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the International Human Genome Project (HGP). With the human genome sequence complete since April 2003, scientists around the world have access to a database that greatly facilitates and accelerates the pace of biomedical research. The history of the HGP, the history of genomics, and the history of NHGRI, are inextricably intertwined.
National Society of Genetics Counselors
Promotes the professional interests of genetic counselors and provides a network for professional communication. Local and national continuing education opportunities and the discussion of all issues relevant to human genetics and the genetic counseling profession are an integral part of membership in NSGC.